Rutherford
Being the Life and Letters of the Right Hon. Lord Rutherford, O.M.

Originally published in 1939, this book contains a detailed biography of physicist, chemist and Nobel Prize winner Ernest Rutherford.

A. S. Eve (Author)

9781107678811, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 14 November 2013

502 pages
23.4 x 15.6 x 2.8 cm, 0.77 kg

Ernest Rutherford (1871–1937) was a physicist, chemist and Nobel Prize winner renowned for his fundamental contributions to the development of nuclear physics. Originally published in 1939, this book contains a detailed biography of Rutherford punctuated with numerous extracts from his papers, letters and other sources. As noted in the preface, the text's aim was 'to hold up a mirror in which Rutherford may reveal himself, just as he was, in lectures, books, papers, speeches, portraits, letters, and casual talk.' Illustrative figures and an appendix section are also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Rutherford and his achievements.

Preface
Foreword Earl Baldwin of Bewdley
1. Life in New Zealand
2. Research work at Cambridge
3. McGill
4. Early triumphs
5. Last years at McGill
6. The Nobel laureate
7. The nucleus
8. The atom
9. The war years
10. Cavendish Professor
11. The Order of Merit
12. President of the Royal Society
13. Lord Rutherford of Nelson
14. The peak load
15. The newer alchemy
16. The end
Appendix 1. Honours
Appendix 2. Portraits
Index.

Subject Areas: History of science [PDX]