Rutherford, Ernest - Biography
Ernest Rutherford was born at Spring Grove in rural Nelson, New Zealand, on 30 August 1871, the ...
Rutherford, Ernest - Biography
Ernest Rutherford was born at Spring Grove in rural Nelson, New Zealand, on 30 August 1871, the fourth child of 12 born to James Rutherf...
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Low, David Alexander Cecil, 1891-1963 :The little things that puzzl...
A scientist seated in front of a mirror in his library, surrounded by many books. The title of one book is 'The source of life'. Refers t...
Photograph of Malcolm McGregor Cooper
Malcolm McGregor Cooper, New Zealand Rhodes Scholar. Taken by the Lewis Studio in 1934. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). P...
MacDiarmid, Alan Graham - Early life
Alan Graham MacDiarmid, New Zealand’s third Nobel Laureate, was born in Masterton on 14 April 1927, the youngest of five children of Arch...
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MacDiarmid, Alan Graham - Education
Alan MacDiarmid’s first contact with chemistry sealed his later interest in the subject. He found an old copy of his father’s chemistry t...
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MacDiarmid, Alan Graham - Towards the Nobel Prize
On completion of his Masters degree, MacDiarmid left New Zealand in 1950 on a Fulbright scholarship to the United States, which enabled h...
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MacDiarmid, Alan Graham - Nobel Prize and other awards
Before being awarded the Nobel Prize, MacDiarmid was made Blanchard Professor at the University of Pennsylvania (1988). He received the J...
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MacDiarmid, Alan Graham - Connections to New Zealand
Alan MacDiarmid’s connections with New Zealand remained strong. He maintained close ties with his family. He was a supporter of New Zeala...
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[Sir James Hector]
This photograph shows James Hector (1834-1907) - geologist, explorer and science administrator - aged about thirty-four. It was taken aro...
![[Sir James Hector] - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa](http://www.digitalnz.org/thumbnails/from_large/664/?resize=255x138&src=http%3A%2F%2Fcollections.tepapa.govt.nz%2Fdb_images%2Fdigitalnzthumb.jpg%3Fwidth%3D640%26height%3D640%26irn%3D64110 "[Sir James Hector] - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa")
Goldfish have long concentration spans say scientists. "So, all thi...
Shows a goldfish bowl in which swim two goldfish. On the table beside the bowl is a newspaper which reports that goldfish have long conce...
Ernest Rutherford (right) and Hans Geiger
While working at the Victoria University of Manchester from 1907, Ernest Rutherford and his assistant, Hans Geiger, developed the electri...
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Manchester University physical and electro-technical laboratories s...
This photograph of Manchester University scientists and laboratory staff includes Ernest Rutherford (seated, centre of the middle row).
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Lord Rutherford discussing research into nuclear fission
Hear Lord Rutherford in December 1935 in a recording taken from the soundtrack to a short film made in the United Kingdom. Rutherford mak...
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Kidson, Elsa Beatrice - Biography
Elsa Beatrice Kidson was born on 18 March 1905 in Christchurch. Her mother, Kitty Esther Hounsell, had some training as a teacher; her f...
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Ernest Rutherford
Ernest Rutherford
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Clarke Medal
This Clarke Medal is struck in bronze. The obverse side shows a portrait if the Reverend William Branwhite Clarke, M.A., F.R.S., with the...
Photography [Sir James Hector]
Carte-de-visite showing James Hector (1834-1907) nineteenth century geologist, explorer and science administrator. An extremely influenti...
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Thomson, George Malcolm - Biography
George Malcolm Thomson, born on 2 October 1848 at Calcutta, India, was the son of Margaret Justin Pratt and her husband, William Thomson...
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Hamilton, William Maxwell - Biography
William Maxwell Hamilton was born on 2 July 1909 at Warkworth, the youngest of four children of William Hamilton and his wife, Isabella ...
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