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Ernest Rutherford
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Ernest Rutherford
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n
British physicist (born in New Zealand) who discovered the atomic nucleus and proposed a nuclear model of the atom (1871-1937)
Synonyms:
First Baron Rutherford
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First Baron Rutherford of Nelson
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Rutherford
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