Rutherford's Gold Foil Experiment                  Rutherford started his scientific career with much success in local schools leading to a scholarship to Nelson College. After achieving more academic honors at Nelson College, Rutherford moved on to Cambridge University's Cavendish laboratory. There he was lead by his mentor J.J. Thomson convinced him to study radiation. By 1889 Rutherford was ready to earn a living and sought a job. With Thomson's recommendation McGill University in Montreal accepted him as …showed first 75 words of 783 total…

…showed last 75 words of 783 total…by most of the scientific community.         Rutherford's experiment shows how scientists must never just accept the current theroies and models but rather they must constently be put to new tests and experiments. Rutherford was truly one of the most successful scientists of his time and yet his most renowned experiment was done expecting no profound results. Currently, chemists are still realizing the uses for atomic energy thanks to early findings from scientists such as Rutherford.