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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.
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Ernest Rutherford And the Explosion of Atoms Image Not Available Owen Gingerich General Editor Ernest Rutherford And the Explosion of Atoms J. L. Heilbron 1 Oxford New York Auckland Bangkok Buenos Aires Cape Town Chennai Dar es Salaam Delhi Hong Kong Istanbul Karachi Kolkata Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Mumbai Nairobi São Paulo Shanghai Singapore Taipei Tokyo Toronto Copyright © 2003 by John L. Heilbron Published by Oxford University Press, Inc. 198 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016 www.oup-usa.org Oxford is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of Oxford University Press. Design: Design Oasis Layout: Lenny Levitsky Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Heilbron, J. L. Ernest Rutherford : and the explosion of atoms / John L. Heilbron. p. cm.—(Oxford portraits in science) 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. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-19-512378-6 (acid-free paper) 1. Rutherford, Ernest, 1871-1937--Juvenile literature. 2. Physicists-New ZealandBiography-Juvenile literature. 3. Nuclear physics-History-Juvenile literature. [1. Rutherford, Ernest, 1871-1937. 2. Physicists. 3. Scientists. 4. Nuclear physicsHistory. 5. Nobel Prizes-Biography.] I. Title. II. Series. QC16.R8