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Ernest
Rutherford
Family life
● Ernest was born August 30 1871, in New Zealand
● He had 12 brothers and sisters including himself
● His father James had little education and it was hard
for him to support such a large family
● His Mother Martha was a school teacher
Discovering the
nucleus
Rutherford and his team discovered
the nucleus, the dense center of the
atom.
How he discovered
it
Him and his team shot particles at gold
foil and noticed some went through but
some bounced off.
Experiments Foil experiment
Rutherford's Experiment: Nuclear Atom -
YouTube
What Did Ernest
Contribute To The
Atom?
Rutherford overturned J.J. Thomson’s theory of
the atom in 1911. He showed that the atom
actually had a heavy and a light nucleus
Interesting facts ● The element Rutherfordium was named in his
honor.
● On his birth certificate his name was misspelled
and technically his name is “Earnest”
Rutherford.
● He was knighted in 1914
● Has a Noble Prize for Physics
● He was denied permission to teach each time he
applied for a job.

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Ernest rutherford

  • 2. Family life ● Ernest was born August 30 1871, in New Zealand ● He had 12 brothers and sisters including himself ● His father James had little education and it was hard for him to support such a large family ● His Mother Martha was a school teacher
  • 3. Discovering the nucleus Rutherford and his team discovered the nucleus, the dense center of the atom.
  • 4. How he discovered it Him and his team shot particles at gold foil and noticed some went through but some bounced off.
  • 5. Experiments Foil experiment Rutherford's Experiment: Nuclear Atom - YouTube
  • 6. What Did Ernest Contribute To The Atom? Rutherford overturned J.J. Thomson’s theory of the atom in 1911. He showed that the atom actually had a heavy and a light nucleus
  • 7. Interesting facts ● The element Rutherfordium was named in his honor. ● On his birth certificate his name was misspelled and technically his name is “Earnest” Rutherford. ● He was knighted in 1914 ● Has a Noble Prize for Physics ● He was denied permission to teach each time he applied for a job.