Ernest Rutherford letters, 1904-1924, to Bertram Borden Boltwood

Mss.B.R93L

Date: 1904-1924 | Size: 0.5 Linear feet, Ca. 300 items, photocopies
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Abstract

These letters are from Rutherford to Bertram Borden Boltwood, the Yale University chemist who worked with Rutherford on his scientific study of radioactivity and the structure of the atom. There is much information concerning professional activities and colleagues.

Background note

Ernest Rutherford was a physicist; he was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1904.

Collection Information

Physical description

Ca. 300 items, photocopies.

Provenance

Presented by Lawrence Badash and accessioned, 03/14/1967 (1967 455ph).

Location of originals:

Originals in Yale University Library.

Indexing Terms


Corporate Name(s)

  • Yale University.

Personal Name(s)

  • Boltwood, Bertram Borden, 1870-1927
  • Rutherford, Ernest, 1871-1937

Subject(s)

  • Chemistry
  • Physics.
  • Radioactivity.
  • Science -- Study and teaching.