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Rutherford's theory was that, ''Rutherford proposed that an atom is composed of empty space mostly with electrons orbiting in a set, predictable paths around fixed, positively charged nucleus.''

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Rutherford used gold for his scattering experiment because gold is the most malleable metal and he wanted the thinnest layer as possible.

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Rutherford's experiments done in the lab showed that when alpha particles are fired into gas atoms, a few are violently deflected, which implies a dense, positively charged central region containing most of the atomic mass.

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Rutherford discovered that by bombarding light atoms with alpha rays, and changing nitrogen into oxygen, it would be possible to split a atom.

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He had a gold experiment that discovered that every atom has a nucleus

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He became a professor of physics at Mcgill University

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One of his famous quotes were ''You should never bet against anything in science at odds of more than about 1012 to 1.''

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He proposed the law of radioactive decay

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He discovered alpha and beta rays

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He postulated the nuclear structure of an atom

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He died October 19th 1937

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He attended the University of New Zealand.

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He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry

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Born August 30th 1871