https://padlet.com/colt_calendine/fgh3ehob67j2 By Colt Calendine en-us 2019-02-28 16:26:07 UTC 2025-12-06 11:49:05 UTC hello@padlet.com colt_calendine https://padlet.com/colt_calendine/fgh3ehob67j2/wish/336493476 Ernest was born on August 30, 1871. He was born in Rural Spring Grove, New Zealand. He was the 4th of 12 children. He got handed his first science book at ]]> 2019-02-28 16:37:24 UTC https://padlet.com/colt_calendine/fgh3ehob67j2/wish/336493476 colt_calendine https://padlet.com/colt_calendine/fgh3ehob67j2/wish/336497822 Rutherford made a mini cannon, that to his and his families surprise exploded. Rutherford remained faithful to his studies through out primary school. For his efforts he was awarded a scholarship to Nelson Collegiate school. ]]> 2019-02-28 16:44:19 UTC https://padlet.com/colt_calendine/fgh3ehob67j2/wish/336497822 colt_calendine https://padlet.com/colt_calendine/fgh3ehob67j2/wish/337530564 His next scholarship was to Canterbury College in Christchurch, New Zealand. He got both his Bachelor of arts and Master of arts degree there. He also was able to get First Class Honors in Math and science. Still at Canterbury, in 1984,  he conducted research on the ability of high-frequency electrical discharge to magnetize iron. This research got him a Bachelor of Science. Still in 1984 he found the love of his life, Mary Newton.  ]]> 2019-03-04 16:18:15 UTC https://padlet.com/colt_calendine/fgh3ehob67j2/wish/337530564 colt_calendine https://padlet.com/colt_calendine/fgh3ehob67j2/wish/337534953 Mary Newton and Ernest Rutherford Married in 1900. They later had a daughter named Eileen. ]]> 2019-03-04 16:25:23 UTC https://padlet.com/colt_calendine/fgh3ehob67j2/wish/337534953 colt_calendine https://padlet.com/colt_calendine/fgh3ehob67j2/wish/337536437 In 1985 Rutherford found a easier way to commercially detect radio waves. Later at Cavendish Laboratories he was invited to study X rays with J.J. Thomson]]> 2019-03-04 16:28:05 UTC https://padlet.com/colt_calendine/fgh3ehob67j2/wish/337536437 colt_calendine https://padlet.com/colt_calendine/fgh3ehob67j2/wish/337538922 Later focusing on Uranium he found out that when placed near foil the radiation was soaked up or blocked by the foil. However when he used a different type of radiation it would penetrate the foil. This is when he started his research on radiation. ]]> 2019-03-04 16:32:27 UTC https://padlet.com/colt_calendine/fgh3ehob67j2/wish/337538922 colt_calendine https://padlet.com/colt_calendine/fgh3ehob67j2/wish/337541978 After years of research he found out that most of the mass in that atom was found in the nucleus. In 1908 he was dubbed the "Father of the Nuclear Age". That same year he won the Nobel Peace Prize. ]]> 2019-03-04 16:37:28 UTC https://padlet.com/colt_calendine/fgh3ehob67j2/wish/337541978 colt_calendine https://padlet.com/colt_calendine/fgh3ehob67j2/wish/337544489 In 1919 he made another huge discovery: he could artificially make a nuclear reaction in a controlled environment. ]]> 2019-03-04 16:41:56 UTC https://padlet.com/colt_calendine/fgh3ehob67j2/wish/337544489 colt_calendine https://padlet.com/colt_calendine/fgh3ehob67j2/wish/337546662 Ernest Rutherford died in 1937. He made many big discoveries in his life and he will be remembered for a long time. ]]> 2019-03-04 16:45:51 UTC https://padlet.com/colt_calendine/fgh3ehob67j2/wish/337546662