Rutherford
Daniel, 1749–1819, Scottish physician and chemist: discoverer of nitrogen.
Ernest 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, 1871–1937, English physicist, born in New Zealand: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1908.
John Sherman "Johnny", born 1938, U.S. racing-car driver.
Joseph Franklin, 1869–1942, U.S. leader of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Dame Margaret, 1892–1972, British actress.
a city in NE New Jersey.
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British Dictionary definitions for rutherford (1 of 2)
/ (ˈrʌðəfəd) /
a unit of activity equal to the quantity of a radioactive nuclide required to produce one million disintegrations per second: Abbreviation: rd
Origin of rutherford
1British Dictionary definitions for Rutherford (2 of 2)
/ (ˈrʌðəfəd) /
Ernest, 1st Baron. 1871–1937, British physicist, born in New Zealand, who discovered the atomic nucleus (1909). Nobel prize for chemistry 1908
Dame Margaret . 1892–1972, British stage and screen actress. Her films include Passport to Pimlico (1949), Murder She Said (1962), and The VIPs (1963)
Mark, original name William Hale White . 1831–1913, British novelist and writer, whose work deals with his religious uncertainties: best known for The Autobiography of Mark Rutherford (1881) and the novel The Revolution in Tanner's Lane (1887)
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Scientific definitions for Rutherford
[ rŭð′ər-fərd ]
New Zealand-born British physicist who was a pioneer of subatomic physics. He discovered the atomic nucleus and named the proton. Rutherford demonstrated that radioactive elements give off three types of rays, which he named alpha, beta, and gamma, and invented the term half-life to measure the rate of radioactive decay. For this work he was awarded the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1908.
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