Definition: Meaning of, Rutherford, Ernest in English to English dictionary.
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(1871-1937) a British scientist, born in New Zealand, who discovered the structure of the atom, and discovered that there are three types of RADIATION - alpha, beta, and gamma rays. He is most famous for being the first person to "split the atom", when he split the NUCLEUS (= central part) of an atom in 1919.