Sir Ernest Marsden (1888 - 1970), was a British-New Zealand physicist. Born in Lancashire - 19 February 1889, he met Ernest Rutherford at the University of Manchester. While still an undergraduate he conducted the famous alpha particle scattering experiment in 1908 together with Hans Geiger under Rutherford's supervision. In 1914 he moved to Victoria University in Wellington, NZ . Marsden served in France during World War I as a Royal Engineer, earning the Military Cross. Following the war he became New Zealand's leading scientist, founding the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) in 1926 and organizing its research particularly in the area of agriculture. During World War II he worked on radar research, and in 1947 became scientific liaison officer in London. He died at his home on Wellington bay in 1970. 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... A physicist is a scientist trained in physics. ... Lancashire (archaically, the County of Lancaster) is a county palatine of England, lying on the Irish Sea. ... Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, OM, FRS (August 30, 1871 - October 19, 1937), called father of nuclear physics, pioneered the orbital theory of the atom notably in his discovery of rutherford scattering off the nucleus with his gold foil experiment. ... The University of Manchester in Manchester, England is a university that was formed from the merger of the Victoria University of Manchester (commonly known as the University of Manchester before the merger) and UMIST (University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology) on 1 October 2004. ... An alpha particle is deflected by a magnetic field Alpha particles or alpha rays (named after the first letter in the greek alphabet) are a form of particle radiation which are highly ionizing and have low penetration. ... Rutherford scattering is a phenomenon that was observed by Ernest Rutherford in 1911 that led to the development of the orbital theory of the atom. ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Johannes ( Hans ) Wilhelm Geiger (September 30, 1882 – September 24, 1945) was a German physicist. ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Victoria University is the name of a university: Victoria University (part of the University of Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada It is also the name of a now-defunct university: Victoria University in the UK (which split to become the Victoria University of Manchester, the University of Liverpool and the... Former parliament buildings on the left and part of the current complex, The Beehive, on the right Wellington (Te Whanganui-a-Tara or Poneke) is the capital city of New Zealand and the countrys second-largest urban area. ... World War I was primarily a European conflict with many facets: immense human sacrifice, stalemate trench warfare, and the use of new, devastating weapons - tanks, aircraft, machineguns, and poison gas. ... The Corps of Royal Engineers (RE), commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army. ... Military Cross The Military Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the British Army, and formerly also to officers of the armies of other Commonwealth countries, for distinguished and meritorious services in battle. ... The Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) of the UK, was a government department with responsibilities for research from 1917 to 1965. ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th-century conflict that engulfed much of the... This long range radar antenna (approximately 40m (130ft) in diameter) rotates on a track to observe activities near the horizon. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Former parliament buildings on the left and part of the current complex, The Beehive, on the right Wellington (Te Whanganui-a-Tara or Poneke) is the capital city of New Zealand and the countrys second-largest urban area. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

Marsden's career recognitions included fellowship in the Royal Society of London in 1946, president of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 1947, and knighthood in 1958. The Royal Society of London for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is claimed to be the oldest learned society still in existence. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• University of Canterbury (NZ) biography of Marsden
• Biography at E=MC² site in New Zealand