My group and I created a timeline about the life and achievements of Famous New Zealander Ernest Rutherford, one of the most famous scientists for atomic physics. This project was a collaborative effort by my friends Ayan, Atharv, and Anoop.
Here is a timeline:
- 1871 Ernest Rutherford was born in Brightwater, near Nelson New Zealand
- 1890-1881 Started school In Foxhill primary school.
- 1882-1888 Moved to Havelock and went to Havelock primary.
- 1890-1894 Attended Canterbury College
- 1895-1898 Joined the Cavendish Labratory University
- 1898-1907 Moved to Montréal Canada.
- 1907-1919 Became a physics professor in Manchester University
- 1907-1914 Ernest Rutherford was knighted in 1914
- 1917 Split an atom during an experiment
- 1919-1937 discovered the neutron
- 1937 And finally Rutherford passed away and was buried next to Isaac Newton in Westminster.