Rutherford

[ruhth-er-ferd, ruhth-]

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Daniel, 1749–1819, Scottish physician and chemist: discoverer of nitrogen.
Ernest 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, 1871–1937, English physicist, born in New Zealand: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1908.
John Sherman Johnny, born 1938, U.S. racing-car driver.
Joseph Franklin, 1869–1942, U.S. leader of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Dame Margaret, 1892–1972, British actress.
a city in NE New Jersey.

rutherford

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rd.��a unit of activity equal to the quantity of a radioactive nuclide required to produce one million disintegrations per second

Rutherford

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Ernest , 1st Baron. 1871–1937, British physicist, born in New Zealand, who discovered the atomic nucleus (1909). Nobel prize for chemistry 1908
Dame Margaret . 1892–1972, British stage and screen actress. Her films include Passport to Pimlico (1949), Murder She Said (1962), and The VIPs (1963)
Mark , original name William Hale White . 1831–1913, British novelist and writer, whose work deals with his religious uncertainties: best known for The Autobiography of Mark Rutherford (1881) and the novel The Revolution in Tanner's Lane (1887)

Rutherford

New Zealand-born British physicist who was a pioneer of subatomic physics. He discovered the atomic nucleus and named the proton. Rutherford demonstrated that radioactive elements give off three types of rays, which he named alpha, beta, and gamma, and invented the term half-life to measure the rate of radioactive decay. For this work he was awarded the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1908.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Rutherford¹

C20: named after Ernest _Rutherford

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Ultimately, Rutherford was caught at long-on mistiming a pull off Carse, leaving West Indies seven down in the 28th over with the innings still in danger.

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I love Camille Rutherford because she is not only extremely beautiful, but she doesn’t care about being beautiful.

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After graduating three years later, he soon received his first parts in the West End, appearing with Dame Margaret Rutherford and Peggy Mount in the play Farewell, Farewell, Eugene.

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Chris Rutherford from LAS said: "We are very proud we can do this and our thoughts remain with our counterparts working on ambulances caring for those injured in the conflict."

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Hugo, an Arabian Mau, was owned by local woman Jane Rutherford who rescued him from Doha when he was six months old.

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ruthenium rutherfordium

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