Ernest Rutherford Events By Purdos Aug 30, 1871 Born in Nelson NZ Jan 1, 1889 Canterbury College Jan 1, 1893 Graduates From College Jan 1, 1897 Thompson discovers electrons Jan 1, 1898 Discovers 2 types of rays Jan 1, 1899 Discovers Radioactive Gas Jan 1, 1911 Discovers the nucleus Jan 1, 1911 Creates nuclear atom model Jan 1, 1917 Splits atoms for first time Jan 1, 1918 Discovers Protons Oct 19, 1937 Rutherford Dies
