Which New Zealand-born physicist working at Manchester split the atom in 1917 and is called the father of nuclear physics?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Ernest Rutherford
- Step 1: In 1917, he performed the first artificially induced nuclear reaction by conducting experiments in which nitrogen nuclei were bombarded with alpha particles. Answer: Ernest Rutherford. Why not the others: None of these fit: Marie Curie; Max Born; Niels Bohr.
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