IntroductionA highly recognized figure in the field of chemistry was Ernest Rutherford. His peculiar ideas gave rise to discoveries and theories that made him famous, to the point of even being considered the father of nuclear physics, a title not every day. Today we know some types of rays thanks to Edward, although he essentially gave them a name. A good example would be gamma rays, which are used in therapy machines. Ernest basically planted a seed in science that later developed into huge discoveries. Biography Ernest Rutherford was once born in Nelson, New Zealand. It was August 30, 1871 when this genius came to light. He was the second child of the seven children James and Martha gave birth to. His mother was a teacher and his father a wheelwright. His education was completed in state schools. At the age of 16, he joined Nelson Collegiate School. Subsequently, due to his excellent intelligence, he was awarded a scholarship to the University of New Zealand, where he began attending Canterbury College. In 1893 he graduated in Mathematics and Physical Sciences. He subsequently continued his research at the same College, obtaining a B.Sc. He also received the scholarship in expository sciences in 1851 and was awarded the BA research degree from Trinity College, which is quite fascinating for his young age. He moved to Canada for a vacancy in the Macdonald chair. He returned to England, sharing his knowledge as a teacher at the University of Manchester and Cambridge. He joined the Mond Laboratory of the Royal Society. His main research concerns magnetics and the description of measurements in a period of one hundredth of a second. He invented an electromagnetic wave detector. He worked with his......middle of paper......rays, beta and gamma rays. He also worked on the rate of decay of uranium atoms, which led to the development of radioactive dating. Awards Although Ernest Rutherford was one of the most important scientists of his generation, he did not receive major awards. In 1900 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and three years later he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of London. In 1908 he won his most important prize, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. And finally he was knighted in 1914. Conclusion Ernest is a person to be admired, who always looked forward to overcoming. It was his strength for improvement that led him to his ideas, and to which we must be grateful today. Apart from his intelligence, he was a person with values ​​towards life and his profession. He once quoted "Of all created comforts, God is the lender; you are the borrower, not the owner".