Dedicated to the 150th anniversary of Ernest Rutherford’s birth
This year the world celebrates the 150th anniversary of Ernest Rutherford’s birth. For the last four years our speaker Dr Olga Suvorova has been researching the Russian primary sources related to Lord Rutherford and his Russian students such as private correspondence, photos and diaries in the Archives in Russia.
Lord Rutherford is held in the greatest esteem in New Zealand as a graduate of the University of Canterbury, a remarkable scholar and whose ground breaking research gives him the title of “the founder of nuclear physics.” This fascinating topic draws attention to Lord Rutherford and his Russian connections, and presents one of the world’s greatest scientists and most outstanding New Zealanders through Russian eyes.
“People like Rutherford cease to be the national pride of the countries where they were born and where they worked – they become the pride of all mankind.” – Pyotr Kapitsa, Nobel laureate and Rutherford’s Russian student.
More information about the tickets (all funds going to the Friends of Te Papa) and my talk here: https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/talk-lord-rutherford-russian-physics-and-the-human-element/
