Ernest Rutherford (1871–1937), born and educated in New Zealand, won the 1908 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his work on radioactive disintegration of elements. He was the first to develop radioactive dating of the Earth, established the nuclear atom, and predicted the existence of the neutron. From 1898 to 1907 Rutherford was the Macdonald Professor of physics at McGill University.
Ref: WGSBN Bull. 1, #1, 9
Orbit type: Main Belt
Name:
Rutherford
Number:
5311
Designation:
1981 GD1
Disc. Date:
1981-04-03
Discoverer:
Gilmore, A.C. & Kilmartin, P.M.
Disc. Place:
Lake Tekapo