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Author:

Heilbron, J. L.

Title:

Ernest Rutherford : and the atom's force / John L. Heilbron.

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

2003

Description:

139 p. : photos.

Subject:

Rutherford, Ernest,--1871-1937.--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Rutherford, Ernest,--1871-1937.
Physicists--New Zealand--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Nuclear physics--History.--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Physicists.
Scientists.
Nuclear physics--History.
Nobel prizes.--Biography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Cambridge and ray physics -- McGill and the explosion of atoms -- Manchester and the structure of atoms -- War and the promotion of science -- The center of physics.

Summary:

A biography of the scientist considered to be the father of nuclear physics for his development of the nuclear theory of the atom in 1911 and discovery of alpha and beta rays and protons.

Series:

Oxford portraits in science

ISBN:

9780195123784 (acid-free paper)
0195123786 (acid-free paper)

LCCN:

2002155600

Locations:

KCSX145 -- Kuemper Catholic High School (Carroll)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)