Chemist Project Lauryn Nielsen Period 1 Ernest Rutherford was born on August 30th, 1871 in Nelson, New Zealand. He was the fourth child born to James and Martha Rutherford out of twelve children. His father, from Scotland, and his mother, from England, moved to New Zealand in their early teenage years. His parents met in a town called Spring Grove. Throughout Rutherford’s life, he got a very good education. His mother, being a schoolteacher, and his father, not having received an education…
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