James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

In his research, he proposed an atomic theory where he tried to describe the structure of atoms. Referred to as 'Rutherford's gold foil experiment,' his work is a part of science textbooks in schools ...

Ernest Rutherford's family emigrated from England to New Zealand before he was born. They ran a successful farm near Nelson, where Ernest was born. One of 12 children, he liked the hard work and open ...

You are in: Manchester > Science > Science features > The Ernest beginnings of particle physics Ernest Rutherford The history of physics is filled with world-changing experiments. The latest, at CERN ...

Picture an atom, and you may imagine spherical electrons orbiting a nucleus packed with particles like neutrons. Only certain orbits - quantum levels - are possible. It's a simplistic model, yet ...

The history of physics is filled with world-changing experiments. The latest, at CERN in Switzerland, hopes to offer the world another great leap forward in understanding and another step in a process ...