Ernest Rutherford was born on August, 30 1871 in New Zealand and was commonly referred to as Lord Rutherford. He was a nuclear physicist and was known as the "father" of nuclear physics. Rutherford's main work was, he created the orbital theory of the atom. He also created the terms alpha, beta and gamma rays. One of his famous quotes was "In science there is only physics; all the rest is stamp collecting." He died October, 19 1937 in Cambridge, England.http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Rutherford
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