What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Sir Ernest Marsden FRS FRSNZ was born in this house on 19th February 1889. He worked with Lord Rutherford on experiments which led to the concept of the atomic nucleus and the birth of nuclear physics. Recorded plaque organisation: IOP Lancashire and Cumbria Branch.
Sir Ernest Marsden, alongside Lord Rutherford, conducted pivotal scattering experiments that led to the discovery of the atomic nucleus, fundamentally advancing the field of nuclear physics.
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