Ernest Rutherford

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"He is to the atom what Darwin is to evolution, Newton to mechanics, Faraday to electricity and Einstein to relativity." John Campbell

Image: Ernest Rutherford

Ernest Rutherford

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Image: Ernest Rutherford stamp

Ernest Rutherford stamp

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Image: Sir Ernest Rutherford

Sir Ernest Rutherford

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Image: Ernest Rutherford and Mary Georgina Rutherford

Ernest Rutherford and Mary Georgina Rutherford

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Image: [Sir Ernest Rutherford]

[Sir Ernest Rutherford]

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Image: [Group including Sir Ernest Rutherford]

[Group including Sir Ernest Rutherford]

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Image: Ernest Rutherford and Thomas Hill Easterfield

Ernest Rutherford and Thomas Hill Easterfield

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Image: House where Ernest Rutherford was born, and surrounding countryside, Spring Grove, near Nelson

House where Ernest Rutherford was born, and surrounding countryside, Spring Grove, near Nelson

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Image: Martha Rutherford

Martha Rutherford

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Image: Portrait of Ernest Rutherford - Photograph taken by Umbo

Portrait of Ernest Rutherford - Photograph taken by Umbo

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Image: Ernest Rutherford and Hans Geiger, physics laboratory, Manchester University, England

Ernest Rutherford and Hans Geiger, physics laboratory, Manchester University, England

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Image: [Sir Ernest Rutherford and Eileen (Bay) de Renzie, outside cottage in Wales]

[Sir Ernest Rutherford and Eileen (Bay) de Renzie, outside cottage in Wales]

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Image: Ernest Rutherford and members of the Manchester University physical and electro-technical laboratories staff

Ernest Rutherford and members of the Manchester University physical and electro-technical laboratories staff

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Image: King, June, fl 1975: Photograph of Ernest Rutherford outside the school fence, Havelock - Photograph taken by Claude Mills

King, June, fl 1975: Photograph of Ernest Rutherford outside the school fence, Havelock - Photograph taken by Claude Mills

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Image: Messrs Stearn (Photographers) : Group from the University of Cambridge

Messrs Stearn (Photographers) : Group from the University of Cambridge

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