An historic film of Lord Rutherford, pioneer in atomic physics and winner of 1930 Faraday Medal. New Zealand born Lord Rutherford discusses the structure of atoms, means of breaking up the stable elements, transmutation experiments, the rise in new departments of chemical knowledge and the ultimate structure of matter.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
006505
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Atomic theory
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Atoms
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Chemical elements
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Matter - Properties
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Physicists
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Physics
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Rutherford, Ernest, 1871-1937
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)