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Ernest Rutherford was born in 1871 in a small town in New Zealand. His father was a practical, hands-on wheelwright who later built and ran flax mills. His mother was a teacher, with a passionate belief in the power of education. As an experimental physicist, Rutherford would combine the best of these gifts.
He excelled at school and Canterbury College