Ernest Rutherford "The father of nuclear energy," Ernest Rutherford was one of the greatest physicists of all time. He was the primary founder of nuclear physics. His list of accomplishments and contributions to his field is nearly endless. His greatest contribution to science was with his nuclear theory of the atom. Ernest Rutherford was born on August 30, 1871 in Spring Grove, New Zealand. He was the forth of twelve children of his wheelwright father, James and …showed first 75 words of 695 total…

…showed last 75 words of 695 total…in the Cavendish Laboratory. The Copley Medal of the Royal Society was awarded to him in 1922. He became the president of the British Association for the Advancement of Science in 1923. Only two years later he became the president of the Royal Society. In 1925 he was appointed to the Order of Merit. In 1931 he was created Baron Rutherford of Nelson. He passed away in 1937 as one of the most notorious and celebrated physicists of all time.