Ernest Rutherford

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Image: Sir Ernest Rutherford and Professor Easterfield on balcony of Cawthron Institute, Nelson

Sir Ernest Rutherford and Professor Easterfield on balcony of Cawthron Institute, Nelson

Nelson Provincial Museum

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

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937)

Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937)

National Library of New Zealand

Image: Rutherford birthplace plaque, 1967

Rutherford birthplace plaque, 1967

Auckland Libraries

Image: Lord Ernest Rutherford's Birth Place

Lord Ernest Rutherford's Birth Place

Tasman District Libraries

Image: Rutherford family

Rutherford family

Puke Ariki

Image: Prof. Sir Ernest Rutherford visits his old school at Havelock

Prof. Sir Ernest Rutherford visits his old school at Havelock

Nelson Provincial Museum

Image: Rutherford home

Rutherford home

Nelson Provincial Museum

Image: Coat of arms of Ernest Lord Rutherford of Nelson

Coat of arms of Ernest Lord Rutherford of Nelson

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Lord Rutherford grave, Westminster Abbey

Lord Rutherford grave, Westminster Abbey

Nelson Provincial Museum

Image: Richardson, Harry Linley, 1878-1947 :Sir Ernest Rutherford lecturing on the atom, Town Hall Wellington, 1925.

Richardson, Harry Linley, 1878-1947 :Sir Ernest Rutherford lecturing on the atom, Town Hall Wellington, 1925.

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Graves of Joseph John Thomson and Ernest Baron Rutherford of Nelson, at Westminster Abbey, London, England - Photograph taken by A F Brown

Graves of Joseph John Thomson and Ernest Baron Rutherford of Nelson, at Westminster Abbey, London, England - Photograph taken by A F Brown

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: "Rutherford family"

"Rutherford family"

Puke Ariki

Image: Ernest Rutherford and Mary Georgina Rutherford

Ernest Rutherford and Mary Georgina Rutherford

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Rutherford - Pickering memorial, Havelock

Rutherford - Pickering memorial, Havelock

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Rutherford, James & Ernest, at Richmond Showgrounds

Rutherford, James & Ernest, at Richmond Showgrounds

Nelson Provincial Museum

Image: Rutherford, Ernest

Rutherford, Ernest

Nelson Provincial Museum