Ernest Rutherford McNeese 8 By MsBradley Aug 30, 1871 Born Brightwater Jan 1, 1914 Rutherford first identified protons in the protons in the atomic nucleus. Jan 1, 1919 Rutherford described the bombardent of nitrogen. Jan 1, 1920 Hypothesized the existence of the neutron Jan 1, 1937 Carried out the gold foil experiment. Oct 19, 1937 Died Cambridge
