Ernest Rutherford
Celebrating Sir Ernest Rutherford's 150th birthday
New Zealand's first Nobel Laureate, Sir Ernest Rutherford, was born on this day back in 1871. Jesse speaks to Professor David Hutchison, the director of the Dodd Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum… Audio
Rutherford's work worthy of three Nobel prizes
Nobel Peace Prize winner Ernest Rutherford is known for splitting the atom, however, AUT professor of chemistry Allan Blackman says Rutherford should have won three Nobel prizes for his experiments.
…NZ Biography: Ernest Rutherford
It's 100 years since the first splitting of the atom - a scientific moment that heralded a new age. The man who ran the lab where it split was the Nelson born scientist Ernest Rutherford. Audio
Ernest Lord Rutherford's progeny Mary Fowler
Dr Mary Fowler has science in her DNA. She's the great granddaughter of Ernest Rutherford, First Baron Rutherford of Nelson, the New Zealand scientist considered the father of nuclear physics. But… Audio
Sound Archives: Lord Ernest Rutherford
Yesterday was the 145th birthday of Lord Ernest Rutherford, who was born near Nelson in 1871. He is of course the man on the $100 note and 'the father of nuclear physics' who was awarded the Nobel… Audio