Podcasts about Ernest Rutherford

The story of the atomic age began decades before Robert Oppenheimer watched a mushroom cloud form over the New Mexico desert at the Trinity nuclear test in mid 1945. It begins in 1895, with Henri Becquerel’s accidental discovery of radioactivity, setting in motion a series of remarkable and horrifying events. By the early 20th century, a brilliant group of scientists—including Ernest Rutherford, Leo Szilard, Enrico Fermi, and others—were pushing the boundaries of knowledge, seeking to answer fundamental questions about this source of energy that had 2 million times the energy density of oil: What is this mysterious radiation? Could it provide an infinite energy source, where a basketball of it was equal to an oil field? And, ominously, could it be weaponized? Today’s guest is nuclear physicist Frank Close, author of “Destroyer of Worlds: The Deep History of the Nuclear Age.” We look at the complete history of the atomic age, from the initial curiosity about radioactivity to the creation of the hydrogen bomb—a weapon of almost unimaginable destructive potential, capable of eradicating life on Earth. This is an account of the scientific discoveries that unlocked the atom’s power, the ethical dilemmas faced by scientists, and the horrifying realization that this newfound energy could lead to humanity’s undoing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bir fikrin sadece aklınıza gelmesinden dahi mutluluk duyduğunuz oldu mu hiç? İşte Albert Einstein "Hayatımın en mutlu düşüncesi" dediği o keşfi yaptığı an tam olarak böyle hissediyordu. Asansörlerden yola çıkan basit bir düşünce deneyi, uzay - zamanın bükülmesi teorisine kadar varacaktı. İnsanlığın cevapsız kaldığı birçok sorunun yanıtını veren Genel Görelilik Teorisi'ne giden yolun başlangıç noktasıydı o an.Hiçbir Şey Tesadüf Değil'de, Albert Einstein'ın hikayesini anlatmaya devam ediyoruz. Hikayenin üçüncü perdesinde de Albert'ın, "Hayatımın en mutlu düşüncesi." dediği o keşfe ve yepyeni teorilere düşüyor yolumuz.------- Podbee Sunar -------Bu podcast, Kuveyt Türk hakkında reklam içerir.Miles&Smiles Kuveyt Türk, ayrıcalıklı Mil dünyası ve size özel fırsatlarıyla her devirde yanınızda! Siz de mobilden Kuveyt Türklü olarak Miles&Smiles Kuveyt Türk kart başvurunuzu yapın, ayrıcalıklardan faydalanmaya başlayın. Detaylı bilgi için web sitesini ziyaret edebilirsiniz. .See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Los premios Nobel son los galardones científicos más conocidos, y como sabéis tienen tres categorías científicas: Física, Química y Medicina (que, técnicamente, es Fisiología o Medicina). De estas categorías siempre se señala que son insuficientes: no hay una categoría de matemáticas, ni tampoco una de geología, y la biología la hemos de hacer encajar en Fisiología o en Química. Pero hoy os hablamos de otro problema: ¿y si esa subdivisión de las ciencias nos marea más que nos ayuda? Desde pequeños nos enseñan que la física es una ciencia y que la medicina, por ejemplo, es otra ciencia *diferente*. Pero los oyentes de este programa sabéis que la realidad es mucho más interesante, y que hay disciplinas enteras a caballo entre la química y la medicina, o entre la física y la química. Hoy os contamos algunas historias de premios que no terminaron de encajar bien en sus categorías. Os hablamos de Ernest Rutherford, al que le dieron el premio de Química a pesar de que él era físico y nunca había trabajado en un laboratorio de química. Os hablamos también de Svante Pääbo, el genetista que logró secuenciar el genoma del neandertal, logro por el que recibió... el premio de Medicina. Otros premios, gestados en épocas más recientes, han resuelto renunciar a estas categorías "clásicas" y tratar de inventar nuevas categorías que se adapten a las disciplinas que más interesan a día de hoy. Un ejemplo de esto son los Premios Fronteras del Conocimiento de la Fundación BBVA, de los que os hemos hablado alguna vez aquí y que tienen una categoría de Cambio Climático, u otra de Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación. Es una forma diferente de diseñar un premio, que permite centrarse en una disciplina moderna y actual. Sus críticos, probablemente, argumentarán que la Física es eterna y que el cambio climático dejará de interesar algún día (si la humanidad sobrevive). Al hilo de este debate os hablamos sobre los últimos galardonados con el premio Fronteras en Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación, Michael I. Jordan y Anil Jain. Jordan ha sido premiado por diseñar algoritmos de inferencia variacional, que permiten predecir la respuesta más probable a una pregunta a partir de datos incompletos, y Jain ha sido premiado por revolucionar la biometría, los métodos para que una máquina reconozca a una persona. Para hablar sobre este premio entrevistamos a Alicia Troncoso, que es profesora en la Universidad Pablo de Olavide de Sevilla y miembro del jurado de los premios Fronteras. Este programa se emitió originalmente el 30 de enero de 2025. Podéis escuchar el resto de audios de Más de Uno en la app de Onda Cero y en su web, ondacero.es

How much more physics is out there to be discovered? Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with physicist, professor, and rockstar Brian Cox, to discuss everything from the Higgs boson, life beyond our planet, and the fundamental forces that guide our universe.NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/our-world-of-particles-with-brian-cox/Thanks to our Patrons Anthony Sclafani, Alejandro Arriola-Flores, Brian Christensen, Allen Baker, Atlanta Gamer, Nigel Gandy, Gene, Lisa Mettler, Daniel Johansson, Sunny Malhotra, Omar Marcelino, yoyodave, Mo TheRain, William Wilson, ChrissyK, David, Prabakar Venkataraman, PiaThanos22, BlackPiano, Radak Bence, Obaid Mohammadi, the1eagleman1, Scott Openlander, Brandon Micucci, Anastasios Kotoros, Thomas Ha, Phillip Thompson, Bojemo, Kenan Brooks, jmamblat@duck.com, TartarXO, Trinnie Schley, Davidson Zetrenne, and William Kramer for supporting us this week. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to new episodes ad-free and a whole week early.

This week on Dear Science our expert, Professor Allan Blackman, chatted with us about Ernest Rutherford, the man on the $100 bill, and how he split the atom. 

"We will be the envy of every nation and we will not allow ourselves to be taken advantage of any longer. I will, very simply, put America first." And with that, Donald Trump —the 47th US president— probably sent a chill down the spines of truckloads of people around the world. And a chill down the spines of some people within America too - because, some Americans, he won't be putting first. Which I'll get to. But do you know what? There was no chill down my spine when I listened to him. Well, that's not quite correct. There was probably a draught, but there was certainly no chill. Because just like last year when he won the election —when I said that it's very easy to jump on the hysteria bandwagon over Trump— that's how I'm feeling too now that it's happened and he's the president. I still generally think that. Although there are a couple of things he's been saying today that have me thinking. But let's see what happens. That's what I meant when I said there was a draught down my spine instead of a chill. But generally, when it comes to how I'm feeling about the next four years with him in the White House, I'm more intrigued than anything. Yes, it will be weird at times, but that's as bad as it's going to get. For me, anyway, living here in New Zealand. That does come with a few provisos, though. Number one: I'm not an exporter - so I'm not going to be directly affected by any trade tariffs that he might bring in. I do know though that —if it happens— we will all be affected in some way, shape or form, because when exporters do well, we all do well. And when exporters don't do well - we all feel it. But, as anyone who has exported anything knows, there are always challenges to overcome. So, let's wait and see what comes of that. But overall, you've got to give it to him - he's not shy on ambition. He's talking already about getting an American flag on Mars. The weird bit about that is he says it's possible because America split the atom. Now, this might be a bit of parochial New Zealand coming through, but I'm pretty sure it was Ernest Rutherford who did that. And he wasn't American. He was born in Brightwater, near Nelson. He went to school in Nelson, went to university in Christchurch and then headed off overseas and did the splitting of the atom thing at the University of Manchester, in Britain. But Donald Trump is never one to let the facts get in the way of anything. He's been banging on about the US “taking back” the Panama Canal because, at the moment, China's operating it and there can't be any more of that nonsense. I'm paraphrasing the president there but that's the gist of it. He says: “It is time for us to act with courage and vigour”. And no surprises, he's announced that he's going to re-name the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America”. But he was talking about that last week, wasn't he? So a lot of bluster. But here's the bit where things get a bit ugly. President Trump says his government will only recognise two genders: male and female. He's going to stop the “social engineering” of “race and gender into every part of life.” And he's promising to bring back free speech by stopping all censorship. Which is all stuff from the “go woke - go broke” manual. And that's the bit I'm not liking. Because even though I'm not part of the LGBTQIA+ community, why on earth would you refuse to recognise the way someone identifies? Of course, there'll be no shortage of people cheering Trump on, on this one. There'll be no shortage of people, either —like me— who see this sort of talk from the new president as something from an age long gone. But —despite those things— even though there are a few things that President Trump said this morning that I don't like, I'm still feeling pretty relaxed about it all. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There is a wonderful photo in the Castle of the physicists working at Cambridge University's Cavendish Laboratory in August 1920.  Taking his position amongst historical greats such as Prof. Chadwick and Ernest Rutherford is Fr C. Power S.J.  The script underneath describes the former as being famous for his discovery of the neutron while Rutherford discovered the alpha particle and was famous for his experiments on the same; while In true Jesuit understatement the same script says that Cyril Power “taught maths in C.W.C and managed the farm.”In this podcast Eoin O'Reilly OC'74 (who devised the discussion) shares memories of ‘Sickle' with MIchael Sheil SJ IC 56 and Harman Murtagh OC'62, along with CWC Archivist, John Bird. *photograph courtesy The ClongownianEoin O'Reilly with Cyril Power outside the Castle

Si parla di un paio di libri biografici dedicati a Marie Curie e Ernest Rutherford.Per sostenerci e/o abbonarsi: https://associazioneatelier.it/Per contatti: associazioneatelier@gmail.com

Önce her şey bir toz bulutuydu... Anlattığımız hikayelerin çoğu bu cümleyle başlıyor. O kadar çok söylüyor ve duyuyoruz ki, içini de biraz boşalttık gibi... Aslında bu cümle üzerinde yaşadığımız bu gezegenin doğum sancılarını işaret ediyor. Dünya'mızın, şu ana kadar bildiğimiz ve büyük ihtimalle de çok uzun süre yaşayabileceğimiz tek evimiz… Peki bu gezegen nasıl evimiz oldu? Hiçbir Şey Tesadüf Değil'in bu bölümünde bu sorunun cevabını arıyoruz. Yuvamız olan gezegenin doğum sancılarını ve bugünkü haline geliş sürecini birlikte inceliyoruz.------- Podbee Sunar -------Bu podcast, Hiwell hakkında reklam içerir.Hiwell'in klinik psikologlarıyla ücretsiz tanışma görüşmeleri yapmak ve terapi seanslarınızda pod10 koduyla %10 indirimden faydalanmak için linkten Hiwell indirin.Bu podcast, ON Dijital Bankacılık hakkında reklam içerir.ON Dijital Bankacılık ile her zaman avantajlı faiz oranları ve farklı bir çok avantaj seni bekliyor! Hemen tıkla, "ONBEE" kodunu davet kodu alanına girerek ON'lu ol, rahat bankacılığın avantajlarla dolu dünyasıyla tanış!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ernest Rutherford står som et kors ude på gaden i den britiske by Manchester i det nordlige England og griner. Regnen siler ned, imens hans kollegaer er fulgt efter ham og står nu og betragter hans noget specielle adfærd. Men der er en grund til hans mærkværdige adfærd. Han har nemlig lige opdaget noget af det største i menneskehedens historie - atomkernen.Periodisk – en RAKKERPAK original produceret af Rakkerpak Productions.Historierne du hører bygger på journalistisk research og fakta. De kan indeholde fiktive elementer som for eksempel dialog.Hvis du kan lide min fortælling, så husk at gå ind og abonnér, give en anmeldelse og fortæl dine venner om Periodisk.Podcasten er blevet til med støtte fra Novo Nordisk Fonden.Hvis du vil vide mere kan du besøge vores website periodisk.dkAfsnittet er skrevet og tilrettelagt af Nanna Ludmilla Wedel Føns.Tor Arnbjørn og Dorte Palle er producere.Jens Bjørn har stået for lyddesign og mix.Simon Bennebjerg er vært.

Wykład dr Aleksandry Sentkowskiej w ramach Dnia Odkrywców Kampusu Ochota [24 marca 2023 r.] https://wszechnica.org.pl/wyklad/naukowcy-w-wojennej-zawierusze/ Opowieść o ludziach wyjątkowych - o ludziach którzy swoimi odkryciami raz na zawsze zmienili spojrzenie na świat. Trzeba jednak pamiętać, że wszystkie ważne odkrycia z zakresu chemii jądrowej, czy chemii kwantowej, fizyki jądrowej, przypadają na I połowę XX wieku, czyli na ponure lata II Wojny Światowej. Wojenna machina nie oszczędziła naukowców. Pracowali w wyjątkowo trudnych czasach i sytuacjach. Poglądy na budowę materii inspirowały i ciekawiły człowieka od zawsze. Już 2400 lat temu grecki filozof Demokryt zastanawiał się z czego składa się materia i czy jest podzielna. Najmniejszą cząstkę materii nazwał atomem. W 1897 roku fizyk brytyjski J.J. Thomson stwierdził, że atom jest podzielny, że składa się z mniejszych części i zaproponował nawet model atomu. W 1908r. Ernest Rutherford przeprowadził eksperyment, który polegał na bombardowaniu cienkiej złotej folii cząstkami alfa. Gdyby model Thomsona był prawdziwy, to te cząstki bez problemu powinny przez tą folię przejść. Jednak okazało się, że część tych cząstek rzeczywiście przeszła przez folię ale ich tor był znacząco odchylony. Cześć cząstek alfa odbiła się od tej folii i wróciła do źródła promieniowania. Już było wiadomo, że model Thomsona jest niesłuszny. W 1913 roku Niels Bohr pogodził idee klasyczne z ideami kwantowymi i zaproponował nowy model atomu. Przełomową rzeczą którą on wprowadził, było to że elektrony mogą pozostawać na stałych kulistych orbitach wokoło jądra. W 1925 roku Erwin Schrodinger sformułował nowy kwantowy model atomu, według którego nie jest możliwe jednoczesne określenie położenia i pędu elektronu. Wszystkie elektrony opisane są za pomocą funkcji falowych i amplituda tych funkcji mówi nam o prawdopodobieństwie znalezienia elektronu wokół jądra. dr Aleksandra Sentkowska – Środowiskowe Laboratorium Ciężkich Jonów Jeśli chcesz wspierać Wszechnicę w dalszym tworzeniu treści, organizowaniu kolejnych #rozmówWszechnicy, możesz: 1. Zostać Patronem Wszechnicy FWW w serwisie https://patronite.pl/wszechnicafww 2. Możesz wspierać nas, robiąc zakupy za pomocą serwisu Fanimani.pl - https://tiny.pl/wkwpk 3. Możesz przekazać nam darowiznę na cele statutowe tradycyjnym przelewem Darowizny dla Fundacji Wspomagania Wsi można przekazywać na konto nr: 33 1600 1462 1808 7033 4000 0001 Fundacja Wspomagania Wsi Znajdź nas: https://www.youtube.com/c/WszechnicaFWW/ https://www.facebook.com/WszechnicaFWW1/ https://anchor.fm/wszechnicaorgpl---historia https://anchor.fm/wszechnica-fww-nauka https://wszechnica.org.pl/ #nauka #naukowcy #wojna #jądrowe #odkrycia #doko

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Rutherford war einer der bedeutendsten Naturwissenschaftler seiner Zeit. Er wurde 1908 mit dem Nobelpreis geehrt und nachte zwei Jahre später eine bahnbrechende Entdeckung.

Warning, this podcast includes words and phrases presented by a New Zealander. Please be aware that the use of an accent will be heard throughout the episode, viewer discretion is advised. Beyond that, we are overjoyed and excited to welcome back our favorite Kiwi in the whole world, Waffles! Waffles may be one of our biggest fans, but that does not mean we know a lot about their homeland. Well Jeff might, he did visit their when he was much younger and had 100% less children than he does now. So, in honor of our guest, I am going to make up facts about New Zealand based on basic internet research and comedy. First off, did you know that New Zealand is known for it's biodiversity? Sure, may have heard about the Haast's eagle and moa, as well as the strange little flightless bird whose name I cannot remember...but there are a whole bunch of other animals that you can only find on or around these islands. I have also heard that you can find Hobbits and Elves there too. Science and technology in New Zealand is apparently a thing. According to my history books I thought it all happened in Greece or the United States, but apparently there are other places where people are smart. Ernest Rutherford split the atom, Beatrice Tinsley is known for studying galaxy formations, and the Māori people have been recognized for early indigenous contributions to science. Makes me feel really inadequate for getting an F when I brought a 9 Volt battery and steel wool to the science fair. In the area of monster creation, New Zealand is a pioneer. What with WETA workshops, Black Sheep, and Peter Jackson. I mean....were-sheep, need we say more. Between that and some of the wildlife we mentioned above, this place is just a nightmare waiting to attack you. I even heard that they have gigantic killer cats that roam houses at night, stealing waffles. Or, that could be a rumor I just started. The New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed Black Caps, is world famous. They do amazing things whenever they show up to do sport. Many fans come to watch them play live, or sometimes on TV. They really are very good and everybody....OK, look...I do not understand cricket as a game of concept and do not understand any of the words on this Wikipedia page. I try to fake it when I can, but sometimes this is what you get. Human cloning also occurs in New Zealand. Actually, it occurs all over the world and nobody talks about it because of "the man", but we all know. The leading facility for cloning is located in a secret bunker in Christchurch, just below the Botanic Gardens. The facility produces two thousand clones a year, quietly shipping them out as bearded American tourists. This facility has brought much needed income to the area.....Wait a minute, the Wikipedia page I was citing this information from was just changed to talk about New Zealand's climate. Well, it was still probably true. Giantism is a condition that can occur in people born in New Zealand. Many have said that it is has occurred as a result of the Māori tradition of cooking food over heated rocks that have been irradiated by gamma radiation, but the science is inconclusive and mostly confined to a comic book that I have just started to draw with crayons. Needless to say, the food is very tasty and everyone should eat a pavolva a day. Now, I have been informed that my "facts" are "wrong" and that I may have "offended" some people with my "dumb" "and" "innovative" material "or" use of "the" "internet". "Some" people are "also" complaining that "I" may not "be" using or "over"using ""quotes" (or as "I" like to call "them" hanging coupled comas) incorrectly. "Whatever"! In closing, please consider adopting a New Zealander, they are just looking for a little bit of love in this crazy world. And listen to Waffles on his podcast: Waffles and Mates Talk About Things.   Check out the art we highlighted at our website: https://jeffandrickpresent.wordpress.com/2023/12/03/avengers-academy-23-second-chances/   We also have some merchandise over at Redbubble. We have a couple of nifty shirts for sale. https://www.redbubble.com/people/jeffrickpresent/?asc=u   You can also subscribe and listen to us on YouTube!  Our show supports the Hero Initiative, Helping Comic Creators in Need.  http://www.heroinitiative.org/ Eighties Action by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3703-eighties-action License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Music: Cityscape Dreams by Arti The A.I. & Sascha Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/11992-cityscape-dreams Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Recuperamos a Leandro Bello, que en esta ocasión nos viene a hablar de la historia del pensamiento científico, arrancando desde los orígenes del ser humano hasta la alquimia, pasando entre otros, por los filósofos griegos. Y como ración doble abordamos el surgimiento y la evolución del pensamiento científico humano, partiremos con ideas renacentistas para ir conociendo a personajes como Francis Bacon, René Descartes, Antoine Lavoisier, Joseph Louis Proust, John Dalton, Ernest Rutherford, entre otros pioneros de la ciencia moderna. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Support me by becoming wiser and more knowledgeable – check out James Chadwick's books for sale on Amazon: Radioactivity and Radioactive Substances: https://amzn.to/4a7mk2y Radiations from Radioactive Substances: https://amzn.to/3PHAa3o Collected Papers of Lord Rutherford of Nelson: https://amzn.to/3PCe1nh If you purchase a book through any of these links, I will earn a 4.5% commission and be extremely delighted. But if you just want to read and aren't ready to add a new book to your collection yet, I'd recommend checking out the ⁠⁠⁠Internet Archive⁠⁠⁠, the largest free digital library in the world. If you're really feeling benevolent you can buy me a coffee or donate over at ⁠https://ko-fi.com/theunadulteratedintellect⁠⁠. I would seriously appreciate it! __________________________________________________ Sir James Chadwick (20 October 1891 – 24 July 1974) was a British physicist who was awarded the 1935 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of the neutron in 1932. In 1941, he wrote the final draft of the MAUD Report, which inspired the U.S. government to begin serious atom bomb research efforts. He was the head of the British team that worked on the Manhattan Project during World War II. He was knighted in Britain in 1945 for his achievements in physics. Chadwick graduated from the Victoria University of Manchester in 1911, where he studied under Ernest Rutherford (known as the "father of nuclear physics"). At Manchester, he continued to study under Rutherford until he was awarded his MSc in 1913. The same year, Chadwick was awarded an 1851 Research Fellowship from the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851. He elected to study beta radiation under Hans Geiger in Berlin. Using Geiger's recently developed Geiger counter, Chadwick was able to demonstrate that beta radiation produced a continuous spectrum, and not discrete lines as had been thought. Still in Germany when World War I broke out in Europe, he spent the next four years in the Ruhleben internment camp. After the war, Chadwick followed Rutherford to the Cavendish Laboratory at the University of Cambridge, where Chadwick earned his Doctor of Philosophy degree under Rutherford's supervision from Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, in June 1921. He was Rutherford's assistant director of research at the Cavendish Laboratory for over a decade at a time when it was one of the world's foremost centres for the study of physics, attracting students like John Cockcroft, Norman Feather, and Mark Oliphant. Chadwick followed his discovery of the neutron by measuring its mass. He anticipated that neutrons would become a major weapon in the fight against cancer. Chadwick left the Cavendish Laboratory in 1935 to become a professor of physics at the University of Liverpool, where he overhauled an antiquated laboratory and, by installing a cyclotron, made it an important centre for the study of nuclear physics. During the Second World War, Chadwick carried out research as part of the Tube Alloys project to build an atom bomb, while his Manchester lab and environs were harassed by Luftwaffe bombing. When the Quebec Agreement merged his project with the American Manhattan Project, he became part of the British Mission, and worked at the Los Alamos Laboratory and in Washington, D.C. He surprised everyone by earning the almost-complete trust of project director Leslie R. Groves, Jr. For his efforts, Chadwick received a knighthood in the New Year Honours on 1 January 1945. In July 1945, he viewed the Trinity nuclear test. After this, he served as the British scientific advisor to the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission. Uncomfortable with the trend toward Big Science, he became the Master of Gonville and Caius College in 1948. He retired in 1959. Original video ⁠here⁠⁠ Full Wikipedia entry ⁠here⁠ James Chadwick's books ⁠here --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theunadulteratedintellect/support

This episode introduces isotopes, first understood by Frederick Soddy, while studying decays of radioactive elements. Then we look at half-lives of elements, first calculated by Ernest Rutherford. This led to the first reasonable age of the Earth, calculated by Bertram Boltwood. Soddy and Kasimir Fajans independently figure out what happens to isotopes vis-a-vis the periodic table. Stefanie Horovitz first proves the existence of isotopes after tedious lab work to isolate two forms of lead. Soon after, J.J. Thompson builds a crude mass spectrometer and distinguishes two forms of neon. We discuss isotopes of uranium and hydrogen.Support the show Support my podcast at https://www.patreon.com/thehistoryofchemistry Tell me how your life relates to chemistry! E-mail me at steve@historyofchem.com Get my book, O Mg! How Chemistry Came to Be, from World Scientific Publishing, https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/12670#t=aboutBook

Ernest Rutherford foi um dos mais importantes cientistas do mundo. Vindo de uma família pobre, pôde estudar em escolas públicas e se notabilizou pelas pesquisas com o átomo. Saiba como o poeta Ariano Suassuna se combina com Rutherford nesse Hoje na Luta. MTST, quem sabe mais, luta melhor!

Ernest Rutherford discovered the basic structure of the atom. Then Max von Laue suggested diffracting x rays through crystalline layers and showed that atoms have a particular arrangement in crystals. Henry Moseley found a relationship between scattered x rays off elements and the positive charge in their nucleus, thus explaining the Periodic Table. Then Max Plank upended science with his "quantum theory". Niels Bohr used quantum theory to posit electron levels in atoms.Tiny MattersA science podcast about the little things that make the big things—good and bad—possible.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show

La Asociación Española para el Avance de la Ciencia (AEAC) desarrolla tertulias Científicas para dar a conocer a los Premios Nobel. Con motivo de la exposición "Ciencia Viva" de artículos originales pertenecientes a los galardonados con Premios Nobel, hoy hacemos un recorrido completo por la historia de la ciencia descubriendo a las mujeres que podrían o deberían haber recibido el Premio Nobel, pero no ocurrió. Hasta el final de este curso 2021-2022, se puede visitar en la Biblioteca de la Facultad de Educación de la UCM esta exposición con trabajos originales de Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, Hendrik Lorentz, Max Planck, Ernest Rutherford, Erwin Schrödinger...

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Today on Dear Science, co-hosts Jessica Hopkins and Joe Wickins take over for the birthday of New Zealand physicist Ernest Rutherford. Alan Blackman talks about the career of the 1908 Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner. They also discuss some questionable research about smell and sexual desire and bloody mozzies.

This episode goes through chemists such as Ernest Rutherford and J.J. Thomson and explores how they increased our knowledge of the atom.

In this episode, we are donning our lab coats and gaining access to the secrets of particle physics. We visit 1932, an astonishing year in the history of science across the world, from Carl Anderson's rooftop cloud chamber in California, to Marietta Blau's mountaintop experiments in Austria, via the Cavendish Lab at the University of Cambridge. Our guest is Dr Suzie Sheehy. Dr Sheehy is unusual for Travels Through Time – she is a scientist rather than a historian – but she is also quite unusual within her own field of accelerator physics. Firstly, because she is a woman, and secondly because she is a brilliant communicator, able to beautifully articulate the wonder and complexity of Physics. In her new book, The Matter of Everything, Twelve Experiments that Changed Our World she tells the major discovery stories of the past century: the cathode ray tube that brought us television, splitting the atom, finding new particles and, of course, the Large Hadron Collider and Higgs Boson. Behind each of these breakthroughs are the brilliant scientists whose curiosity and persistence made them possible.  This episode is sponsored by ACE Cultural Tours, the oldest and most experienced provider of study tours and cultural travel in the United Kingdom. Find out more via their website at www.aceculturaltours.co.uk or speak to their friendly team on 01223 841055. Show Notes Scene One: 2nd August 1932. The discovery of the positron, Carl Anderson, at Caltech in America. Scene Two: 14th April 1932. Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge, the splitting of the atom Ernest Rutherford (at almost the same time James Chadwick discovers the neutron in the same lab!). Scene Three: 1932. Hafelekar observatory, Marietta Blau and her assistant Hertha Wambacher place 'emulsion plates' 7,500 feet above sea level, near Innsbruck, Austria. They would go on to have a huge impact scientifically, but as women their work was undervalued and overlooked at the time. Momento: Marietta Blau's diaries so Dr Sheehy could write about her and fully reveal her genius and achievements to the world. People/Social Presenter: Violet Moller Guest: Dr Suzie Sheehy Production: Maria Nolan Podcast partner: Ace Cultural Tours Follow us on Twitter: @tttpodcast_ Or on Facebook See where 1932 fits on our Timeline   

La Asociación Española para el Avance de la Ciencia (AEAC) desarrolla tertulias Científicas para dar a conocer a los Premios Nobel. Con motivo de la exposición "Ciencia Viva" de artículos originales pertenecientes a los galardonados con Premios Nobel, hoy hacemos un recorrido completo por la historia de la ciencia descubriendo a las mujeres galardonadas con Premios Nobel de Física y Química. Hasta el final de este curso 2021-2022, se puede visitar en la Biblioteca de la Facultad de Educación de la UCM esta exposición con trabajos originales de Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, Hendrik Lorentz, Max Planck, Ernest Rutherford, Erwin Schrödinger...

La Asociación Española para el Avance de la Ciencia (AEAC) desarrolla tertulias Científicas para dar a conocer a los Premios Nobel. Con motivo de la exposición "Ciencia Viva" de artículos originales pertenecientes a los galardonados con Premios Nobel, hoy hacemos un recorrido completo por la historia de la ciencia descubriendo a los Premios Nobel de Física y Química de 1908 a 1936. Hasta el final de este curso 2021-2022, se puede visitar en la Biblioteca de la Facultad de Educación de la UCM esta exposición con trabajos originales de Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, Hendrik Lorentz, Max Planck, Ernest Rutherford, Erwin Schrödinger...

எர்னஸ்ட் ரூதர்ஃபோர்டு நியூசிலாந்தைச் சேர்ந்த முன்னோடியான அணு இயற்பியல் அறிஞர் ஆவார். அணுவின் அமைப்பை ஆய்வு செய்ததோடு மட்டுமன்றி அணுவைப் பிளக்க இயலும் என்னும் கருதுகோளுக்கும் அடித்தளம் நாட்டியவர். அணுவின் தொடர்ந்த சிதைவினால் ஏற்படும் கதிரியக்கம் பற்றிய ஆய்வுக்கு வழி வகுத்தவரும் இவரே. தனிமங்களின் கதிரியக்கம் மற்றும் கதிரியக்கச் சேர்மானங்கள் குறித்த இவரது கண்டுபிடிப்பிற்காக இவர் 1908 ஆண்டுக்கான வேதியியல் நோபல் பரிசைப் பெற்றார். உலகை மாற்றிய விஞ்ஞானிகள் Presented by Abdul Credits, ஆசிரியர்: திரு. ஆயிஷா இரா. நடராசன் அவர்கள் வெளியீடு: பாரதி புத்தகாலயம்

In the latest episode of The Periodic Fable, Cameron & Hallam are joined by Tony Heslop, Senior Sustainability Manager for BASF. Tony discusses his journey from chemist, to marketing, to his latest sustainability role, whilst discussing the absolute necessity of the chemical industry to our every day life. Cameron then takes on the True Periodic Fable sharing the story of Ernest Rutherford, the father of the "Rutherford Atomic Model" 

Cockcroft and Walton came together while at the Cavendish laboratory under Ernest Rutherford. In 1928, George Gamow showed that particles could tunnel through potential barriers by applying the newly available quantum mechanics. Cockcroft understood the implications of Gamow's tunnelling theory - that a much lesser energy than earlier thought might be sufficient for a proton to penetrate the nucleus. By 1929, they had built the Cockcroft-Walton generator, which with a system of capacitors and thermionic rectifiers could reach voltages up to 600,000 volts. It took them three more years but on April 14, 1932, the research duo bombarded a layer of lithium with hydrogen in a discharge tube that had been accelerated using their generator. The result? The lithium broke into two helium nuclei and shot off in opposite directions - an atom had been split and nuclear transmutation of one element (lithium) to another (helium) had been achieved for the first time under human control. Particles can create massive amounts of energy, and maybe you can too.

Juan & Terence discuss the arguably most important physics conference ever held. The fifth Solvay conference of 1927 had some of the heaviest hitters in physics at the time. Albert Einstein, Neils Bohr, Erwin Schrodinger, Paul Dirac, Werner Heisenberg, Madame Curie, and many more

In this episode we travel with Neil to meet the man who split the atom!Ernest Rutherford's father said to his children, ‘without money we have to think' – and think Ernest did. Ernest's brain took him from his childhood home in rural New Zealand to a scientific career that spanned right around the world. In Manchester he assembled a brilliant and diverse team of fantastic minds. He built one of the largest and best equipped laboratories ever seen in the world and with his team set about exploring the infinitely complex universe within the atom. Ernest Rutherford, the father of nuclear physicsTo help support this podcast sign up to Neil Oliver on Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/neiloliverNew Videos Every Week Instagram account – Neil Oliver Love Letter https://www.instagram.com/neiloliverloveletter/?hl=en Neil Oliver YouTube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnVR-SdKxQeTvXtUSPFCL7g See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Particle physicist Dr. Harry Cliff chats with Trey Elling about HOW TO MAKE AN APPLE PIE FROM SCRATCH: IN SEARCH OF THE RECIPE FOR OUR UNIVERSE, FROM THE ORIGIN OF ATOMS TO THE BIG BANG. Questions include: Why is carbon the David Bowie of the periodic table? (09:58) How did Einstein prove the existence of atoms in 1905? (11:56) What makes Ernest Rutherford one of the greatest experimental physicists of all time? (16:34) Why is an English lab trying to make a (twinkle, twinkle little) star on Earth, and what exactly does that mean? (21:21) How are supernovas important in creating the elements required for life? (24:51) How can a particle be left- or right-handed? (48:24) Does an answer exist that fully explains the onset of the Big Bang Theory? (49:46)

We all know that an atom looks like a tiny solar system. It has a dense mass in the middle, with smaller objects orbiting around it. That picture was first drawn by Ernest Rutherford, who was born 150 years ago today. Rutherford studied math and science in his native country, New Zealand. He did graduate work in England, then began his professional career in Canada. He moved back to England a few years later, and stayed there the rest of his life. Rutherford spent much of his career studying radioactivity and the structure of the atom. He discovered several radioactive elements. And he realized that the contemporary idea of the atom was wrong. Instead of a solid mass, it was mostly empty space. It consisted of a small, heavy nucleus with smaller particles orbiting around it. The nucleus contained all of the atom's positive electric charge, while the orbiting particles contained the negative charge. Rutherford also discovered a way to characterize individual atoms — a finding that allowed scientists to study matter at the smallest scales for the first time. Rutherford won many accolades for his work. He was knighted in 1914, and made a baron in 1931. He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1908. And in 1997, a newly discovered element — number 104 — was named rutherfordium in his honor. Rutherford died in 1937. Today, he's considered one of the fathers of nuclear physics — the scientist who gave us the atom. Script by Damond Benningfield Support McDonald Observatory

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¡Hola! ¡Hola! Bienvenid@ a mi podcast EL DIARIO DE LA QUÍMICA, hoy les hablaré acerca del experimento de la placa/lamina de oro desarrollada por Ernest Rutherford, ¡Disfruta el video!

¡Hola! ¡Hola! Bienvenid@ a mi podcast EL DIARIO DE LA QUÍMICA, hoy les hablaré sobre Ernest Ruthenford, el cual aportó mucho al mundo de la química, te aseguro que este tema te encantará.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Ernest Rutherford is known for splitting the atom, however, AUT professor of chemistry Allan Blackman says Rutherford should have won three Nobel prizes for his experiments. 

BECOME A PRODUCER! http://www.patreon.com/themidnighttrainpodcast   Find The Midnight Train Podcast: www.themidnighttrainpodcast.com www.facebook.com/themidnighttrainpodcast www.twitter.com/themidnighttrainpc www.instagram.com/themidnighttrainpodcast www.discord.com/themidnighttrainpodcast www.tiktok.com/themidnighttrainp   And wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.   Subscribe to our official YouTube channel: OUR YOUTUBE   Boarding the train in Japan we're taking the imaginary bridge and heading to a beautiful island. What island is that you ask? We are heading to a place that has been kicking ass with listener support recently, and as we learned from a listener, they are not all pussies. We are heading to the land of Peter Jackson, Taika Waititi, Sir Edmund Hillary, Ernest Rutherford, who if you're not up on your scientists, was a  physicist who came to be known as the father of nuclear physics. Encyclopædia Britannica considers him to be the greatest experimentalist since Michael Faraday, Jean Batten, a female aviator who made the first solo flight from England to New Zealand, and the list could go on. Since we gave it away in the last description… You've probably guessed it… We're heading to New Zealand! Not only that… Creepy New Zealand!   So you know by now how we do it here on our creepy series, we like to give you a history of the location we're at and then drive into all that is creepy about said place! Having said that, let's check out the history of New Zealand. It all started when Bilbo Baggins found a ring. It was the one ring to rule them all… Oh wait.. Sorry… Wrong history… oh ya here we go.. Māori were the first inhabitants of New Zealand or Aotearoa, guided by Kupe the great navigator. When did Maori first arrive in New Zealand? According to Māori, the first explorer to reach New Zealand was Kupe. Using the stars and ocean currents as his navigational guides, he ventured across the Pacific on his waka hourua (voyaging canoe) from his ancestral Polynesian homeland of Hawaiki. It is thought that Kupe made landfall at the Hokianga Harbour in Northland, around 1000 years ago. You will not find Hawaiki on a map, but it is believed Māori came from an island or group of islands in Polynesia in the South Pacific Ocean. There are distinct similarities between the Māori language and culture and others of Polynesia including the Cook Islands, Hawaii, and Tahiti. More waka hourua followed Kupe over the next few hundred years, landing at various parts of New Zealand. It is believed that Polynesian migration was planned and deliberate, with many waka hourua making return journeys to Hawaiki. Today, Māori are part of an iwi (tribe), a group of people who are descendants of a common ancestor and associated with a certain region or area in New Zealand. Each iwi has their own hapū (sub-tribes). Iwi can trace their entire origins and whakapapa (genealogy) back to certain waka hourua. The seven waka that arrived to Aotearoa were called Tainui, Te Arawa, Mātaatua, Kurahaupō, Tokomaru, Aotea and Tākitimu. Māori were expert hunters, gatherers and growers. They wove fishing nets from harakeke (flax), and carved fish hooks from bone and stone. They hunted native birds, including moa, the world's largest bird, with a range of ingenious traps and snares.   Māori cultivated land and introduced vegetables from Polynesia, including the kūmara (sweet potato) and often cooked hāngi (an earth oven). They also ate native vegetables, roots and berries. Woven baskets were used to carry food, which was often stored in a pātaka — a storehouse raised on stilts.  To protect themselves from being attacked by others, Māori would construct pā (fortified village). Built in strategic locations, pā were cleverly constructed with a series of stockades and trenches protecting the inhabitants from intruders. Today, many historic pā sites can be found throughout the country.   Māori warriors were strong and fearless, able to skillfully wield a variety of traditional weapons, including the spear-like taiaha and club-like mere. Today, these weapons may be seen in Māori ceremonies, such as the wero (challenge). You can also find these traditional weapons in museums. While Māori lived throughout the North and South Islands, the Moriori, another Polynesian tribe, lived on the Chatham Islands, nearly 900 kilometres east of Christchurch. Moriori are believed to have migrated to the Chathams from the South Island of New Zealand. In the late 18th century, there were about 2000 Moriori living in the Chathams. However, disease and attacks from Māori saw the numbers of this peace-loving tribe become severely depleted. The last full-blooded Moriori is believed to have died in 1933.The first European to sight New Zealand was Dutch explorer Abel Tasman. He was on an expedition to discover a great Southern continent ‘Great South Land' that was believed to be rich in minerals. In 1642, while searching for this continent, Tasman sighted a ‘large high-lying land' off the West Coast of the South Island.   Abel Tasman annexed the country for Holland under the name of ‘Staten Landt' (later changed to ‘New Zealand' by Dutch mapmakers). Sailing up the country's West Coast, Tasman's first contact with Māori was at the top of the South Island in what is now called Golden Bay. Two waka (canoes) full of Māori men sighted Tasman's boat. Tasman sent out his men in a small boat, but various misunderstandings saw it rammed by one of the waka. In the resulting skirmish, four of Tasman's men were killed.   Tasman never set foot on New Zealand, and after sailing up the West Coast, went on to some Pacific Islands, and then back to Batavia (now Jakarta) in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). His mission to New Zealand was considered unsuccessful by his employers, the Dutch East India Company, Tasman having found ‘no treasures or matters of great profit'. Captain James Cook, sent to Tahiti to observe the transit of Venus, was also tasked with the search for the great southern continent thought to exist in the southern seas. Cook's cabin boy, Young Nick, sighted a piece of land (now called Young Nick's Head) near Gisborne in 1769. Cook successfully circumnavigated and mapped the country, and led two more expeditions to New Zealand before being killed in Hawaii in 1779. Prior to 1840, it was mainly whalers, sealers, and missionaries who came to New Zealand. These settlers had considerable contact with Māori, especially in coastal areas. Māori and Pākehā (Europeans) traded extensively, and some Europeans lived among Māori. The contribution of guns to Māori intertribal warfare, along with European diseases, led to a steep decline in the Māori population during this time.  Signed in 1840, the Treaty of Waitangi is an agreement between the British Crown and Māori.   Around this time, there were 125,000 Māori and about 2000 settlers in New Zealand. Sealers and whalers were the first Europeans settlers, followed by missionaries. Merchants also arrived to trade natural resources such as flax and timber from Māori in exchange for clothing, guns and other products.   As more immigrants settled permanently in New Zealand, they weren't always fair in their dealings with Māori over land. A number of Māori chiefs sought protection from William IV, the King of England, and recognition of their special trade and missionary contacts with Britain. They feared a takeover by nations like France, and wanted to stop the lawlessness of the British people in their country. As British settlement increased, the British Government decided to negotiate a formal agreement with Māori chiefs to become a British Colony. A treaty was drawn up in English then translated into Māori.   The Treaty of Waitangi was signed on February 6, 1840, at Waitangi in the Bay of Islands. Forty-three Northland Chiefs signed the treaty on that day. Over 500 Māori Chiefs signed it as it was taken around the country during the next eight months. The Treaty had three articles:   that the Queen (or king) of Great Britain has the right to rule over New Zealand; that Māori chiefs would keep their land and their chieftainships, and would agree to sell their land only to the British monarch; and that all Māori would have the same rights as British subjects. The second and third articles have caused controversy through the years, mainly because of translation problems. Successive governments believed the Treaty enabled complete sovereignty over Māori, their lands and resources. But Māori believed that they were merely giving permission for the British to use their land. Disputes over ownership followed involving a series of violent conflicts during the 19th century. These became known as the New Zealand Land Wars, and were concentrated around Northland and the southern part of the North Island during the 1840s, and the central North Island in the 1860s. Both sides suffered losses, with the British Crown the eventual victor. Land confiscation and questionable land sales carried on through to the 20th century, until the vast majority of land in New Zealand was owned by settlers and the Crown. Following its signing, many of the rights guaranteed to Māori in the Treaty of Waitangi were ignored. To help rectify this, the Waitangi Tribunal was set up in 1975. It has ruled on a number of claims brought by Māori iwi (tribes) and in many cases, compensation has been granted.   While disagreements over the terms of the treaty continue to this day, it is still considered New Zealand's founding document.   The grounds and building where the treaty was signed have been preserved. Today, the Waitangi Historic Reserve is a popular tourist attraction. Here you can explore the museum, watch a cultural performance inside the carved Māori meeting house, and visit the colonial mission house, historic flagstaff, and beautiful waka taua (Māori war canoe). Throughout the 19th and much of the 20th century, the ‘homeland' of Britain had an enormous influence on New Zealand. Government administration, education, and culture were largely built on British models. New Zealand troops fought, and suffered severe casualties in the Boer War and the two World Wars. As Prime Minister Michael Savage said about England in 1939, ‘where she goes, we go, where she stands, we stand'. After World War II, cultural ties with Great Britain remained strong. However, successive New Zealand governments saw the USA as their major ally and protector. New Zealand signed the joined SEATO (South-East Asia Treaty Organisation) and signed the ANZUS (Australia, New Zealand, and United States) Pact. New Zealand troops also fought with US forces during the Korean and Vietnam wars. While New Zealand is still heavily influenced by its colonial heritage, the country now has its own strong sense of identity. While still a member of the British Commonwealth, and maintaining close, friendly relations with the USA, New Zealand now has a far more independent trading and foreign policy. Since the mid 1980s, New Zealand has been a nuclear free zone, with its armed forces primarily focused on peacekeeping in the Pacific region. This history of the country was taken directly from NewZealand.Com. It was the best summation without getting too overblown we could find!  So now with that history of the country down let's get into the creepiness!!   First up, a ghost town!  Now farmland and Bush, Tangarakau once was a thriving community of 1200 people. It's a tiny dot on the map 90 minutes' drive from both Stratford and Taumarunui - so remote that it isn't even on the Forgotten Highway. You must turn off State Highway 43 and drive 6km into bush and rugged farmland to reach all that's left of it, which is almost nothing. There's a campground with cabins and provision for motorhomes, a working farm, the heavily rainforested banks of the Tangarakau River and surrounding hills to explore and plenty of outdoor activities: fossil collecting, kayaking, hunting. The name, which translates as "to fell trees” seems appropriate, for there's nothing but paddocks where a community of 1200 tunnellers and railway workers once thrived. Tangarakau was the epicentre of an epic construction job accomplished with picks, shovels and dynamite - a project which it's said would have cost $9 billion in today's money. Construction of the Stratford-Okahukura railway line began from Stratford in 1901 and took more than three decades to complete. The link was mothballed in 2009, though you can still ride over it in tourist railcarts. For most of its life this railway thrived, with goods trains carrying coal, stock and wool and passenger railcars travelling both ways every day. One feature of visiting Tangarakau on the railcarts is that the railway ballast on this part of the track is full of fossils. For about 10 years, during the height of construction, Tangarakau boasted a drapery store, hairdresser and tobacconist, boot shop, tearooms, confectioner and fruiterer, social rooms, post office and savings bank, police station, a boarding house, resident doctor and dispensary (formed by a co-operative Tangarakau Medical Association), a maternity home, cinema and social hall, lending library and reading room, a well-equipped school, recreation ground and tennis court. The streets were lit by a power station provided by the Public Works Department. According to Taranaki's Ghost Town by Derek Morris, men who built the Stratford-Okahukura railway line earned only a few pounds a week. But everyone gave a day's wages to the victims of the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake. After the line was completed in 1932, the workers drifted away and most buildings were dismantled and removed. During the 1960s, the population dwindled to eight. Now only Bushlands Holiday Park remains.   Not far from the ghost town, in the spectacular Tangarakau Gorge, is the grave of pioneer surveyor Joshua Morgan who died in 1893. Morgan was an extraordinary man - the first European to cross the Urewera Ranges and an eyewitness to the 1886 Tarawera eruption. He spoke fluent Maori and often used English and Maori interchangeably. Morgan fell ill while surveying the road linking Stratford and Taumarunui and did not survive to see the historic railway line through to completion. Morgan's tomb has become a place for travellers to pause and reflect on those who built the Stratford-Okahukura railway line. There's not a ton of sightings from this place but there are a few ghost stories. Some have stated that they've seen apparitions wandering the ground. And there are reports of strange noises in the area as well. Some campers at the campground have reported creepy things happening while they've stayed there including odd noises and something messing with their tents andRVs, wildlife or spirits of  the tallest workers that died working hard to complete the railway?    So we started out light to whet your whistles. Let's get into more creepiness!   Next up we head to Auckland! There we find the Ewelme cottage, which from what we can tell is considered one of the most haunted places in the area! Built in the 1860s, this charming cottage in Parnell was once home to Reverend Lush and his wife. It also functioned as a bolt-hole during times of tribal conflict in Howick, where Reverend Lush preached. This house has remained largely intact and virtually unchanged in the years since when it was built. It is a glimpse into what life in New Zealand used to be like!   It is also rumoured to be haunted by the spirits of women and children, and in particular by the spirit of a young girl. We found a description of a paranormal investigation done at the house and we're gonna share some of those findings. Rather high EMF levels were detected in a few places within the house.

Depending on your point of view the discoveries that followed from Ernest Rutherford 'splitting the atom' in 1917 have been technological marvels that have opened up untold possibilities, or, extremely dangerous tom foolery that has opened Pandora's box.Maybe a little of both.In this episode I present 3 stories on the risks inherent in nuclear technology.

In the middle of the 20th century, the combination of scientific brilliance and a globe-spanning war produced weapons so powerful that a single bomb could flatten an entire city. The origin of this technology takes us back into history, to Leo Szilard's first conception of a nuclear chain reaction, and even further back, when scientists weren't sure whether atoms even existed. Once atoms, and all their various parts, were discovered, great scientists like Ernest Rutherford, JJ Thompson, Niels Bohr, and Albert Einstein peeled back layers of the mysteries of the atomic and subatomic realm to reveal the immense energy that lies within.The Atomic Bomb podcast describes the history leading to the discovery of the atomic bomb, as well as its role in World War 2. We also examine the science behind the understanding of the atomic nucleus, how it enables the release of atomic energy, as well as the design and function of nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons. We follow the stories of some of the scientists involved – their discoveries, tragedies, and adventures. Lastly, we consider the geopolitical impact that nuclear weapons have made on the world.Credits and Licensing Information:Written, presented, and edited by Lane VotapkaAdditional edits by Gary VotapkaOriginal logo and banner by Inova Enterprise.If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider subscribing or making a donation at https://buymeacoffee.com/lvotapka or by engaging in discussions at my Thinkspot page: https://www.thinkspot.com/forum_type/lane-votapka/author/4WtDOo/author/4WtDOo.Music:"Americana", “Black Vortex”, “Crusade”, “Eastern Thought”, “Egmont Overture”, “Evening Melodrama”, “Fanfare for Space”, “Five Armies”, “Full On”, “Gaslamp Funworks”, “Gregorian Chant”, “Hero Down”, “Industrial Revolution”, “Oppressive Gloom”, “Return of Lazarus”, “Stormfront”, “Tempting Secrets”, “The Descent”, “The Pyre”, “The Sky of Our Ancestors”, “Thunderbird”, “Unlight” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sound Effects:“Atomic Explosion and Sub Rumble”GowlerMusic (https://freesound.org/s/265459/)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Unportedhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode“Radio Noise 2”ERH (https://freesound.org/s/30335/)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Unportedhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode“Super 8 mm projector”Eelke (https://freesound.org/s/256647/)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Unportedhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode“Bullroarer Flyby”Benboncan (https://freesound.org/s/91384/)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Unportedhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode“Windy farming land NL 160310_0872”klankbeeld (https://freesound.org/s/339699/)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Unportedhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode“Bf-109 Flyby”Fight2FlyPhoto (https://freesound.org/s/143558/)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Unportedhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode“ModelAHorn”daveincamas (https://freesound.org/s/43801/)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Unportedhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode“Geiger Counter”johnnythesalesman (https://freesound.org/s/423291/)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Unportedhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode“Applause 1”FunWithSound (https://freesound.org/s/381355/)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Unportedhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode“Gun-Pistol(one shot)”Shades (https://freesound.org/s/37236/)Licensed under Creative Commons: Sampling Plus 1.0 Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/sampling+/1.0/legalcode“Crowd Screaming, A”InspectorJ (https://freesound.org/s/421852/)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Unportedhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode“Alien Breath 2”FiveBrosStopMosYT (https://freesound.org/s/537023/)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Unportedhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode“hissing_gas”Taberius (https://freesound.org/s/327534/)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Unportedhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode“dot matrix printer”azumarill (https://freesound.org/s/485468/)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Unportedhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode“thunder”xerana (https://freesound.org/s/199638/)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Unportedhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

This episode talks about the story of a man that portrays how success and tremendous achievements can be achieved no matter who you are, where you are from or how impossible your background is; the lifetime of one the greatest scientists that ever lived teaches us this and so many other wise lessons.

Never trust an atom, they make up everything! But, what is an atom and what is an atom made of? Episode 2 reviews the history of the discovery of the atomic structure. It starts with Democritus who established the term “atom” (1:03), then fast forwards to Dalton, who provided experimental proof for Democritus idea (2:00). J.J. Thomson discovered the electrons (2:35), Ernest Rutherford protons (3:40) and Chadwick neutrons (4:30). The arrangement of these subatomic particles is described by Bohr’s Atomic Model (5:08).Why was it significantly harder to prove the existence of neutrons? (6:22)Thank you for listening to The APsolute RecAP: Chemistry Edition!(AP is a registered trademark of the College Board and is not affiliated with The APsolute RecAP. Copyright 2020 - The APsolute RecAP, LLC. All rights reserved.)Website:www.theapsoluterecap.comEMAIL:TheAPsoluteRecAP@gmail.comFollow Us:INSTAGRAMTWITTERFACEBOOKYOUTUBE

Ernest Rutherford trae una idea de como probar su modelo atómico y mucho más. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/agustin-valenzuela/support

Ernest Rutherford, conocido también como Lord Rutherford, fue un físico y químico británico nacido en Nueva Zelanda. Se dedicó al estudio de las partículas radiactivas y logró clasificarlas en alfa (α), beta (β) y gamma (γ). Halló que la radiactividad iba acompañada por una desintegración de los elementos, lo que le valió para ganar el Premio Nobel de Química en 1908. Se le debe un modelo atómico, con el que probó la existencia del núcleo atómico, en el que se reúne toda la carga positiva y casi toda la masa del átomo. Consiguió la primera transmutación artificial con la colaboración de su discípulo Frederick Soddy. Durante la primera parte de su vida se consagró por completo a las investigaciones, pasó la segunda mitad dedicado a la docencia y dirigiendo los Laboratorios Cavendish de Cambridge, en donde se descubrió el neutrón. Fue maestro de Niels Bohr y Otto Hahn.

IT’s that’s time again, yep, the Nerds are here with another fantastic episode of random pop culture news. So please ensure your seats are in the upright position and trays are folded away as we are expecting to experience turbulence. This week we are taking a look at Western Australia with Buck. Apparently NASA and the European Space Agency are spending time there in preparation for their upcoming missions to Mars. Apparently it is as close as you can get to Mars conditions without going there. Just with super spikey Spinnefex grass to poke holes in your clothes, body, and anything else you put near it. This stuff is more painful than a cactus. But the main reason why NASA and the ESA have scientist out here isn’t for an all-expenses paid holiday. No, they are here to work. What is that work, well it is the first topic so listen in.Next we hear about a bunch of dead beats who didn’t pay a kid for his hard work making an awesome game. That’s right, a gaming studio has actually shown themselves to be a bigger bunch of scumbags then a politician on the campaign trail. Apparently they only have a small number of employees though, so it was all just some misunderstanding. Wait a minute, hold on, Buck hit’s a sore point here and makes sense in regards to what the dirtbags are up to. Of course this is utterly outrageous, particularly if he is right; my goodness, if he is we’ll never hear the end of it. But if he is, oh the humanity, oh no, this is devastating. But if you want to know more of what I am rambling on about then you know what to do, that’s right, listen in.At the sound of Tinker Bell waving her magic wand please turn the page… ohh, um, wait a second, are you still here? Dang nabbit! Well in that case We have the DJ for you with a story about a new spin-off for the terminator. James Cameron has announced his plans to reboot the series and is planning to do so after he finishes the Avatar series. So it is a race to see what comes out first, the new reboot of Terminator or Star Con, um, Star Citizen… Well I think we will all be old, even the Rolling Stones won’t be touring anymore by then. Perhaps One Direction will be back together for a reunion tour…oh the humanity, the torture, please stop. On a better note check out our friends at “Off With The Fairies” another outstanding TNC podcast. After this we have the usual shout outs, remembrances, birthdays and special events. As always, stay say, look out for each other and stay hydrated.EPISODE NOTES:NASA and the Outback - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-01/nasa-in-western-australia-looking-for-clues-to-mars-mission/11452250Chucklefish no pay - https://www.gamerevolution.com/news/588619-starbound-dev-allegedly-worked-hundreds-hours-no-payTerminator trilogy - https://deadline.com/2019/08/terminator-dark-fate-james-cameron-on-re-wired-franchise-possible-new-trilogy-1202707063/Games currently playingBuck– Albion online - https://store.steampowered.com/app/761890/Albion_Online/Professor– Dicey Dungeons - https://store.steampowered.com/app/861540/Dicey_Dungeons/DJ- Dungeons and Dragons - https://dnd.wizards.com/Other topics discussedPilbara (large, dry, thinly populated region in the north of Western Australia. It is known for its Aboriginal peoples; its ancient landscapes; the red earth; its vast mineral deposits, in particular iron ore; and as a global biodiversity hotspot for subterranean fauna.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PilbaraSkylab crash into Australia- https://www.thebigsmoke.com.au/2018/05/28/the-small-town-middle-universe-skylab-crashed-australia/Snake on a coffee machine- https://au.news.yahoo.com/brisbane-uni-student-finds-snake-on-coffee-machine-053316494.htmlSilurian (a race of reptilian humanoids in the long-running Britishscience fiction television series Doctor Who.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silurian_(Doctor_Who)Snakes on a Plane (2006 American actionthriller film starring Samuel L. Jackson)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snakes_on_a_PlaneSpinifex (plant)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinifex_(plant)MARS Rover Lander Structure- https://mars.nasa.gov/mer/mission/spacecraft/entry-descent-and-landing-configuration/lander-structure/MARS Rovers and their specifications- Rover - https://mars.nasa.gov/mer/mission/rover/- Curiosity - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curiosity_(rover)Riot Games Lawsuits- Sex Discrimination lawsuit – https://www.engadget.com/2019/08/23/riot-games-settles-class-action/- Pay dispute lawsuit - https://variety.com/2019/gaming/news/riot-games-under-investigation-over-pay-discrimination-1203242044/Telltale games having crunch culture as a necessary evil- https://www.pcgamer.com/au/telltale-co-founder-crunch-was-necessary-to-keep-studio-afloat/Game Workers Unite- https://www.gameworkersunite.org/Defiant Development, game studio famous for Hand of Fate games shuts down- https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-07-24-defiant-development-to-close-after-nine-yearsAvatar 2 (upcoming sci-fi film)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar_2Star Citizen Squadron 42 (Game)- https://starcitizen.tools/Squadron_42Tim Miller (Movie Director famous for Deadpool, Terminator Dark Fate & Sonic Movie)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Miller_(director)Movie to TV series- Lethal Weapon (2016 TV series) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lethal_Weapon_(TV_series)- Shooter (2016 TV series) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooter_(TV_series)The Orville (2017 science fiction comedy-drama television series created by and starring Seth MacFarlane)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_OrvilleLand of the Giants (1968 science fiction television series)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_of_the_GiantsTwilight Zone accident- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twilight_Zone_accidentDr Who (1963 Sci Fi TV series)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_WhoHow the Tardis sound effect was made- http://www.themindrobber.co.uk/tardis-sound-effects-materialisation.htmlWilliam Hartnell (First Doctor in Dr Who)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_HartnellRegeneration (biological ability exhibited by the Time Lords in Dr Who)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regeneration_(Doctor_Who)D100 dice- http://940ee6dce6677fa01d25-0f55c9129972ac85d6b1f4e703468e6b.r99.cf2.rackcdn.com/products/pictures/795485.jpgPierre de Coubertin medal (also known as the De Coubertin medal or the True Spirit of Sportsmanship medal)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_de_Coubertin_medalJesse Owens (American track and field athlete and four-time gold medalist in the 1936 Olympic Games)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_OwensRecent Pierre de Coubertin medal winner : Han Meilin - Chinese artist most recognized today for his creation of the Fuwa dolls for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_MeilinBloodhound Gang – Why’s Everybody Pickin’ On Me- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaGKxAgCguUOff with The Fairies (TNC Podcast)- https://thatsnotcanon.com/offwiththefairiespodcastShoutouts1 Sept 1902 - A Trip to the Moon, considered one of the first science fiction films, was released in France on this day in 1902. The brainchild of French film pioneer Georges Méliès, the silent black-and-white film tells the story of an astronomer’s dream: a group of men travel to the moon by way of a giant cannon. - https://www.historychannel.com.au/this-day-in-history/worlds-first-science-fiction-film-released/2 Sept 1752 – Great Britain, along with its overseas colonies, adopts the Gregorian calendar. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adoption_of_the_Gregorian_calendar#Great_Britain_and_its_colonies2 Sept 2019 - Max Sylvestermade a dramatic emergency landing when his instructor passed out mid-flight says his studies saved his life. It was Mr Sylvester's first lesson in the two-seater Cessna and his third lesson overall, and his wife and three young children were watching from the ground. - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-02/emergency-plane-landing-pilot-credits-study-for-saving-him/114711404 Sept 2019 – 13 years since Steve Irwin died, Irwin's children, 21-year-old Bindi and 15-year-old Robert both work with their mother at Australia Zoo, continuing the effort's their father dedicated his life to. -https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/world/steve-irwin-remembered-by-family-on-13th-anniversary-of-deathRemembrances2 Sept 1973 – J.R.R Tolkien, English writer, poet, philologist, and academic, who is best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit,The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion. While many other authors had published works of fantasy before Tolkien, the great success of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings led directly to a popular resurgence of the genre. This has caused Tolkien to be popularly identified as the "father" of modern fantasy literature—or, more precisely, of high fantasy. In 2008, The Times ranked him sixth on a list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945". Forbes ranked him the fifth top-earning "dead celebrity" in 2009. He died from a bleeding ulcer and a chest infection at the age of 81 in Bournemouth - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._R._Tolkien2 Sept 2005 - Bob Denver, American comedic actor, widely known for portraying Gilligan on the 1964-1967 television series Gilligan's Island and beatnikMaynard G. Krebs on the 1959–1963 series The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. He died from pneumonia at the age of 70 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Denver2 Sept 1937 - Pierre De Coubertin, French educator and historian, founder of the International Olympic Committee, and its second President. He is known as the father of the modern Olympic Games. The Pierre de Coubertin medal (also known as the Coubertin medal or the True Spirit of Sportsmanship medal) is an award given by the International Olympic Committee to athletes who demonstrate the spirit of sportsmanship in the Olympic Games. He died from a heart attack at the age of 74 in Geneva - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_de_CoubertinFamous Birthdays2 Sept 1877 - Frederick Soddy, Englishradiochemist who explained, with Ernest Rutherford, that radioactivity is due to the transmutation of elements, now known to involve nuclear reactions. He also proved the existence of isotopes of certain radioactive elements. His work and essays popularising the new understanding of radioactivity was the main inspiration for H. G. Wells'sThe World Set Free, which features atomic bombs dropped from biplanes in a war set many years in the future. Wells's novel is also known as The Last War and imagines a peaceful world emerging from the chaos. In Wealth, Virtual Wealth and Debt Soddy praises Wells’s The World Set Free. He also says that radioactive processes probably power the stars. He was born in Eastbourne,Sussex - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Soddy2 Sept 1936 - Andrew Grove, Hungarian-born American businessman, engineer, author and a pioneer in the semiconductor industry. He escaped from Communist-controlled Hungary at the age of 20 and moved to the United States where he finished his education. He was one of the founders and the CEO of Intel, helping transform the company into the world's largest manufacturer of semiconductors. As a result of his work at Intel, along with his books and professional articles, Grove had a considerable influence on electronics manufacturing industries worldwide. He has been called the "guy who drove the growth phase" of Silicon Valley. In 1997, Time magazine chose him as "Man of the Year", for being "the person most responsible for the amazing growth in the power and the innovative potential of microchips." He was born in Budapest - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Grove2 Sept 1966 - Salma Hayek, Mexican and American film actress and producer. She began her career in Mexico starring in the telenovelaTeresa and starred in the film El Callejón de los Milagros (Miracle Alley) for which she was nominated for an Ariel Award. In 1991, Hayek moved to Hollywood and came to prominence with roles in films such as Desperado, From Dusk till Dawn, Wild Wild West, and Dogma. Her breakthrough role was in the 2002 film Frida, as Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, for which she was nominated for Best Actress for the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award. This movie received widespread attention and was a critical and commercial success. Hayek's recent films include Grown Ups, Puss in Boots, Grown Ups 2,Tale of Tales and The Hitman's Bodyguard. She was born in Coatzacoalcos,Veracruz - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salma_HayekEvents of interest2 Sept 1807 – The British Royal Navy bombards Copenhagen with fire bombs and phosphorus rockets to prevent Denmark from surrendering its fleet to Napoleon. - https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/18072 Sept 1946 – The Interim Government of India is formed, headed by Jawaharlal Nehru as Vice President with the powers of a Prime Minister. This government was entrusted the task of helping the transition of India and Pakistan from British rule to Independence as two separate nations. The Interim Government was in place till 15th August 1947, when the nations of Indian and Pakistan received Independence from colonial rule. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interim_Government_of_India2 Sept 1901 – Vice President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt utters the famous phrase, "Speak softly and carry a big stick" at the Minnesota State Fair. Roosevelt described his style of foreign policy as "the exercise of intelligent forethought and of decisive action sufficiently far in advance of any likely crisis." - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1901_in_the_United_States#July%E2%80%93September4 Sept 1966 - The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon was first aired to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). The Muscular Dystrophy Association was founded in 1950 with hopes of gaining the American public's interest. The show was hosted by comedian, actor, singer and filmmaker Jerry Lewis from its 1966 inception until 2010. The telethon would raise $2.45 billion for MDA from its inception through 2009. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jerry_Lewis_MDA_Labor_Day_TelethonIntroArtist – Goblins from MarsSong Title – Super Mario - Overworld Theme (GFM Trap Remix)Song Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GNMe6kF0j0&index=4&list=PLHmTsVREU3Ar1AJWkimkl6Pux3R5PB-QJFollow us onFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/NerdsAmalgamated/Twitter - https://twitter.com/NAmalgamatedSpotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6Nux69rftdBeeEXwD8GXrSiTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/top-shelf-nerds/id1347661094RSS - http://www.thatsnotcanonproductions.com/topshelfnerdspodcast?format=rssGeneral EnquiriesEmail - Nerds.Amalgamated@gmail.com

Dr. Venki Ramakrishnan, a molecular biologist, is president of the Royal Society in Great Britain, the same organization formerly headed by Sir Isaac Newton and Ernest Rutherford. He feels it is the duty and obligation of top scientists to explain, in understandable terms, their discoveries to the general population to extend understanding and knowledge. Dr. Ramakrishnan, in this Spectrum Podcast, explains ribosomes. They exist in every living cell to synthesize proteins. For his work in ribosomes, Dr. Ramakrishnan shared a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2009. In this podcast, he uses approachable metaphors to explain the functioning of these highly complex cell components. In recent years, Dr. Ramakrishnan has extended his work in ribosomes and has taken his discoveries to a higher level. He notes that malfunctioning ribosomes can be instrumental in causing certain diseases. However, harnessing and directing the functioning of ribosomes can bring about cures for some diseases and human maladies. For example, greater knowledge of ribosomes may lead to better antibiotics being developed against bacterial infections. Dr. Ramakrishnan also traces his career from his native India to getting a doctorate in physics from Ohio University. He then went on to have a postdoctoral position in biology with Dr. Peter Moore’s lab at Yale and he worked at several other American labs before transferring his talents to the Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, England. Just recently, Dr. Ramakrishnan has released a book he authored titled: “Gene Machine: The Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome.” In the book, he talks about his discoveries and his path to uncover this critical component of living cells. In May, Dr. Ramakrishnan will receive an honorary doctorate from his alma mater Ohio University.

Wir Astronomen schauen uns alles an! Auch die radioaktive Strahlung der Sterne. Das nennt sich Gammaastronomie ist mindestens genau so cool wie es klingt!

Revista de prensa con Yolanda Couceiro MINUTO 07:35 Análisis de actualidad política con Armando Robles MINUTO 13:15 Torres Quevedo, conel matemático e historiador de la ciencia Francisco González MINUTO:46:45 Como cada semana, hoy ha tocado en AltNews un certero análisis de actualidad política y un tiempo dedicado a la historia de España. Hoy con el matemático Francisco González y con Pedro Ángel López hablaremos de Torres Quevedo. Había nacido en Santa Cruz de Iruña, Santander, en 1852, y estaba considerado no sólo uno de los precursores de la informática, construyendo las primeras computadoras electrónicas españolas, sino también de la cibernética, gracias a la publicación de su obra Ensayos sobre automática. Su definición. Extensión teórica de sus aplicaciones, en 1913. Además, aquel prolífico investigador había inventado y construido varios transbordadores, tanto en España como en el extranjero, como el Spanish Aerocar, que todavía funciona en las cataratas del Niágara, en Estados Unidos, sin ningún accidente importante durante toda su historia. Se construyó entre 1914 y 1916, siendo un proyecto español de principio a final: ideado por un español, construido por una empresa española con capital español. Una placa de bronce, situada sobre un monolito a la entrada de la estación de acceso recuerda este hecho: “Transbordador aéreo español del Niágara. Leonardo Torres Quevedo (1852–1936)”. También tenía en su haber máquinas de calcular, analógicas y digitales (los aritmómetros). Dirigibles (los Astra-Torres, que fueron adquiridos por los ejércitos francés e inglés a partir de 1913 y empleados luego en la Primera Guerra Mundial en muy diversas tareas, fundamentalmente de protección e inspección naval). El Telekino (un autómata que ejecutaba órdenes transmitidas mediante telegrafía sin hilos, mediante ondas hercianas, que constituyó el primer aparato de radiodirección del mundo). fue un pionero en el campo del mando a distancia, junto a Nikola Tesla. Y el más llamativo y quizá precursor de la Inteligencia Artificial, los jugadores ajedrecistas (autómatas jugadores de final de partida de ajedrez: se enfrenta el rey y torre blancos “máquina” contra el rey negro “humano”; el resultado “victoria de las blancas” de la partida está determinado algorítmicamente; disponía de un brazo mecánico para mover las piezas y de sensores eléctricos en el tablero para conocer su ubicación). A diferencia del Leonardo florentino, Torres Quevedo sí que había materializado sus diseños e inventos. Pero por desgracia nació en un país donde apenas había tenido resonancia su genio, que fructificó casi siempre en patentes extranjeras. Por ejemplo, es tal su prestigio en Francia, que en junio de 1927 la Academia de Ciencias de París le elige como uno de los doce miembros "Asociados Extranjeros" con 36 sufragios. Sus rivales obtienen escasos apoyos: Ernest Rutherford, 4 votos; Ramón y Cajal, 2 votos. No en vano, Torres Quevedo falleció en diciembre de 1936, en Madrid, y en plena Guerra Civil el acontecimiento pasó inadvertido, bien que fuera de nuestras fronteras sí que se lamentó profundamente su desaparición. Y luego nos sorprende que haya fuga de cerebros. Más información | TorresQuevedo.org

Revista de prensa con Yolanda Couceiro MINUTO 07:35 Análisis de actualidad política con Armando Robles MINUTO 13:15 Torres Quevedo, conel matemático e historiador de la ciencia Francisco González MINUTO:46:45 Como cada semana, hoy ha tocado en AltNews un certero análisis de actualidad política y un tiempo dedicado a la historia de España. Hoy con el matemático Francisco González y con Pedro Ángel López hablaremos de Torres Quevedo. Había nacido en Santa Cruz de Iruña, Santander, en 1852, y estaba considerado no sólo uno de los precursores de la informática, construyendo las primeras computadoras electrónicas españolas, sino también de la cibernética, gracias a la publicación de su obra Ensayos sobre automática. Su definición. Extensión teórica de sus aplicaciones, en 1913. Además, aquel prolífico investigador había inventado y construido varios transbordadores, tanto en España como en el extranjero, como el Spanish Aerocar, que todavía funciona en las cataratas del Niágara, en Estados Unidos, sin ningún accidente importante durante toda su historia. Se construyó entre 1914 y 1916, siendo un proyecto español de principio a final: ideado por un español, construido por una empresa española con capital español. Una placa de bronce, situada sobre un monolito a la entrada de la estación de acceso recuerda este hecho: “Transbordador aéreo español del Niágara. Leonardo Torres Quevedo (1852–1936)”. También tenía en su haber máquinas de calcular, analógicas y digitales (los aritmómetros). Dirigibles (los Astra-Torres, que fueron adquiridos por los ejércitos francés e inglés a partir de 1913 y empleados luego en la Primera Guerra Mundial en muy diversas tareas, fundamentalmente de protección e inspección naval). El Telekino (un autómata que ejecutaba órdenes transmitidas mediante telegrafía sin hilos, mediante ondas hercianas, que constituyó el primer aparato de radiodirección del mundo). fue un pionero en el campo del mando a distancia, junto a Nikola Tesla. Y el más llamativo y quizá precursor de la Inteligencia Artificial, los jugadores ajedrecistas (autómatas jugadores de final de partida de ajedrez: se enfrenta el rey y torre blancos “máquina” contra el rey negro “humano”; el resultado “victoria de las blancas” de la partida está determinado algorítmicamente; disponía de un brazo mecánico para mover las piezas y de sensores eléctricos en el tablero para conocer su ubicación). A diferencia del Leonardo florentino, Torres Quevedo sí que había materializado sus diseños e inventos. Pero por desgracia nació en un país donde apenas había tenido resonancia su genio, que fructificó casi siempre en patentes extranjeras. Por ejemplo, es tal su prestigio en Francia, que en junio de 1927 la Academia de Ciencias de París le elige como uno de los doce miembros "Asociados Extranjeros" con 36 sufragios. Sus rivales obtienen escasos apoyos: Ernest Rutherford, 4 votos; Ramón y Cajal, 2 votos. No en vano, Torres Quevedo falleció en diciembre de 1936, en Madrid, y en plena Guerra Civil el acontecimiento pasó inadvertido, bien que fuera de nuestras fronteras sí que se lamentó profundamente su desaparición. Y luego nos sorprende que haya fuga de cerebros. Más información | TorresQuevedo.org

How and when did we realize that atoms exist? How did we learn to understand their properties? How was Ernest Rutherford hogging all the science for himself? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/pmsutter All episodes: http://www.AskASpaceman.com Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/PaulMattSutter Like on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PaulMattSutter Watch on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/PaulMSutter Read a book: http://www.pmsutter/book Go on an adventure: http://www.AstroTours.co Keep those questions about space, science, astronomy, astrophysics, physics, and cosmology coming to #AskASpaceman for COMPLETE KNOWLEDGE OF TIME AND SPACE! Big thanks to my top Patreon supporters this month: Robert R, Dan M, Matthew K, Evan T, Justin G, Kevin O, Chris C, Helge B, Barbara K, Matt W, Kirk B, jmautobot, George, Tim R, Neil L, Nikolas W, Yordon M, Sean M, Cesare R, Fenris N, Johan S, Joe R, Neil P, Gabriella G, Tom S, Larry B, bryan D, irene P, Matt C, lothian53, Steve P, Debra S, Ken L, Alberto M, Logan D, Chris L, Mark R, Alan B, Stu S, Stephen J, John F, Maureen R, Frank T, Sean P, Craig B, Jesse A, Ron S, Steven L, Mark R, Jackie R, Kevin N, Darron R, Hector P, Dave L, Stace J, S Stark, Owen B, Rickard K, Andrew L, Vladimir Z, Stephen M, Grace M, Robert K, Jeremy K, Russell W, Thomas S, David B, Tamara F, John, Kirk B, Alexander K, Duncan M, Tanya D, Noble F, and Elizabeth W.! Music by Jason Grady and Nick Bain. Thanks to WCBE Radio for hosting the recording session, Greg Mobius for producing, and Cathy Rinella for editing. Hosted by Paul M. Sutter, astrophysicist at The Ohio State University, Chief Scientist at COSI Science Center, and the one and only Agent to the Stars (http://www.pmsutter.com).

Clive Neeson is the guest on Episode 72 of the “Uncomfortable is OK” podcast. He is also the director of the widely acclaimed film “Last Paradise” Clive grew up on safari in East Africa as his parents filmed wild animals during the 1950's. In New Zealand and Australia, he joined a group of young mavericks who would become the pioneers of today's extreme sports. Clive studied for 6 years under pioneering physicist and disciple of Ernest Rutherford, Professor Bruce Liley graduating with Masters degree in physics and electronic engineering. Clive worked for 30 years as an international expert in hi-tech innovation and energy projects from Silicon Valley to the Middle East. From the first digital climate monitoring system to nation-wide control systems for power generation, many were “world-firsts”, requiring deep mastery of physics and hardware/software. From inside the silicon chip to total systems design. Living a double life between extreme sports madmen and the entrepreneurial hi-tech world, Clive filmed the journey from experimental beginnings, building his own filming technology on the side to get a closer perspective of action sports, the innovative spirit and the unique beauty of extreme New Zealand, Australia and the world. Discovering how to play without rules When Clive moved to New Zealand when he was young he admits he found it difficult to fit into the Kiwi way of life of school and sports. He reverted back to what he knew, which was exploring the wilderness and with his group of mates. It was here that they taught themselves how to play, rather than learning how to play through sport or within the rules of society. Learning how to play and explore in this manner stood Clive in good stead later in life. It forced him to develop his problem solving skills and allowed his thought processes and perspectives to develop in a way that wasn't constrained by an arbitrary set of rules. This has helped him live an exploratory, adventurous life that is quite different to how the majority of society lives today. “What it gave me psychologically was this belief that you can invent anything. Just because everyone does it that way doesn't mean that you need to. As long as you know the ground rules principles you can rethink the pathway and go out there on your own.” Creating a powerful story Growing up Clive remembers seeing a John Wayne film being shot in Africa. He was very impressed with the equipment that was being used but felt the actual filming and process itself was quite boring. It wasn't until he moved to New Zealand that he saw the film and was astounded that the process that had appeared so boring to him had been transformed into something so impressive and dangerous on the big screen. He began to understand how the power of story could capture the audience and create a feeling and a reality that was an amplified version of what was going on. Creating a different path for his life “I'm going to come from this angle and carve out this path” It was from his love of adventure and exploration coupled with his passion for filming and science that drew Clive to documenting the adventures of him and his friends as they pioneered some of the adventure sports in New Zealand. They explored the limits, explored the wilderness, and explored themselves. Whether that was putting a camera on the front of a surfboard and showing people what a tube looked like from the inside, or strapping one to a hanglider and soaring above glaciers. No one was doing this at the time but Clive was able to couple many of his curiosities together and create a completely different path to do things. Where we are going wrong — and how to start changing it “A lot of people are being told to live like battery-hens” Over the years Clive has seen society change, people have moved to the city, freedom of speech has changed, and kids are now wrapped in cotton wool to name but a few. People have become less connected to their communities, and as a result their sense of worth and identity of belonging to a culture has gone. People have become lonelier, and have reduced sense of wellbeing and happiness. We've allowed societal norms to come in and tell us how to live and it hasn't done us any favours. You develop cabin fever — if you can't get out you don't perform well, but you also have something building up inside you than makes you feel like you want to explode. Clive's advice is we need to get excited about life. We need to get out and explore things we are curious about, we need to get back out and adventure in nature. It's so hard to change the way we think and operate if we are constantly immersed in the noise of society. “Innovation isn't just technological. Innovation about looking at life and saying, what can it possibly be? And going out and believing that you can find a way to do it.” Listen to the full episode here.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the neutron, one of the particles found in an atom's nucleus. Building on the work of Ernest Rutherford, the British physicist James Chadwick won the Nobel Prize for Physics for his discovery of the neutron in 1932. Neutrons play a fundamental role in the universe and their discovery was at the heart of developments in nuclear physics in the first half of the 20th century. With Val Gibson Professor of High Energy Physics at the University of Cambridge and fellow of Trinity College Andrew Harrison Chief Executive Officer of Diamond Light Source and Professor in Chemistry at the University of Edinburgh And Frank Close Professor Emeritus of Physics at the University of Oxford.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the neutron, one of the particles found in an atom's nucleus. Building on the work of Ernest Rutherford, the British physicist James Chadwick won the Nobel Prize for Physics for his discovery of the neutron in 1932. Neutrons play a fundamental role in the universe and their discovery was at the heart of developments in nuclear physics in the first half of the 20th century. With Val Gibson Professor of High Energy Physics at the University of Cambridge and fellow of Trinity College Andrew Harrison Chief Executive Officer of Diamond Light Source and Professor in Chemistry at the University of Edinburgh And Frank Close Professor Emeritus of Physics at the University of Oxford.

A look at the life of Ernest Rutherford after the Great War, including the first transmutation of an element, the discovery of the neutron and the splitting of the atom.

A biographical sketch of the life of Ernest Rutherford from his birth in New Zealand to the outbreak of the Great War.

In this episode, the work of first Rontgen and Becquerel is discussed followed by the discoveries of the Curies and Ernest Rutherford.

Transcript: The man who did a decisive set of experiments in the early 20th century to demonstrate the atomic structure of matter was Ernest Rutherford. Rutherford was born in New Zealand to a poor family and passed through his entire education dependent on scholarships. By the end of his life, however, he would have won a Nobel Prize, been head of the famed Cavendish Laboratory at the University of Cambridge, and he was made a lord by the British government. From his humble beginnings, Rutherford was relentless in his search for the fundamental nature of matter. He established a laboratory at the Cavendish where he did a beautiful series of experiments to understand the nature of normal matter. Rutherford was a bear of a man with a booming voice and an intense manner. He could be a tough boss, sometimes sweeping the lab at the end of the day to send people home not to be with their families or wives but to think more deeply about the experiments that they had just been conducting. Students however loved him, and they flocked to him large numbers. Rutherford thought a good theory had to be explained simply, and this was a great benefit to him in his science.

Melvyn Bragg and guests Jim Al-Khalili, Frank Close and Frank James discuss the history of the discovery of radiation.Today the word 'radiation' conjures up images of destruction. But in physics, it simply describes the emission, transmission and absorption of energy, and the discovery of how radiation works has allowed us to identify new chemical elements, treat cancer and work out what the stars are made of.Over the course of the 19th century, physicists from Thomas Young, through Michael Faraday to Henri Becquerel made discovery after discovery, gradually piecing together a radically new picture of reality. They explored the light beyond the visible spectrum, connected electricity and magnetism, and eventually showed that heat, light, radio and mysterious new phenomena like 'X-rays' were all forms of 'electromagnetic wave'. In the early 20th century, with the discovery of radioactivity, scientists like Max Planck and Ernest Rutherford completed the picture of the 'electromagnetic spectrum'. This was a cumulative achievement that transformed our vision of the physical world, and what we could do in it.Jim Al-Khalili is Professor of Theoretical Physics and Chair in the Public Engagement in Science at the University of Surrey; Frank Close is Professor of Physics at Exeter College, University of Oxford; Frank James is Professor of the History of Science at the Royal Institution.

Melvyn Bragg and guests Jim Al-Khalili, Frank Close and Frank James discuss the history of the discovery of radiation.Today the word 'radiation' conjures up images of destruction. But in physics, it simply describes the emission, transmission and absorption of energy, and the discovery of how radiation works has allowed us to identify new chemical elements, treat cancer and work out what the stars are made of.Over the course of the 19th century, physicists from Thomas Young, through Michael Faraday to Henri Becquerel made discovery after discovery, gradually piecing together a radically new picture of reality. They explored the light beyond the visible spectrum, connected electricity and magnetism, and eventually showed that heat, light, radio and mysterious new phenomena like 'X-rays' were all forms of 'electromagnetic wave'. In the early 20th century, with the discovery of radioactivity, scientists like Max Planck and Ernest Rutherford completed the picture of the 'electromagnetic spectrum'. This was a cumulative achievement that transformed our vision of the physical world, and what we could do in it.Jim Al-Khalili is Professor of Theoretical Physics and Chair in the Public Engagement in Science at the University of Surrey; Frank Close is Professor of Physics at Exeter College, University of Oxford; Frank James is Professor of the History of Science at the Royal Institution.

The award-winning historian offers a new intellectual biography of the twentieth century's greatest experimental physicist, whose revolutionary discoveries included the orbital structure of the atom.

Part 2 of the life of the amazing Kiwi scientist Ernest Rutherford, who made possible nuclear "fussion" and silican "chups". The two latest media love birds are the Environment Minister Ian Campbell and the orange-bellied parrot - why it won't last. Presented by Jacqui Hayes, News by Ian Woolf, Ernest Rutherford- Part 2 by Lachlan Whatmore, The relationship between the Orange-Bellied Parrot and Australia's Environment Minister, by Lindsey Gray, Produced by Jacqui Hayes.

Part 2 of the life of the amazing Kiwi scientist Ernest Rutherford, who made possible nuclear "fussion" and silican "chups". The two latest media love birds are the Environment Minister Ian Campbell and the orange-bellied parrot - why it won't last. Presented by Jacqui Hayes, News by Ian Woolf, Ernest Rutherford- Part 2 by Lachlan Whatmore, The relationship between the Orange-Bellied Parrot and Australia's Environment Minister, by Lindsey Gray, Produced by Jacqui Hayes.

Part 2 of the life of the amazing Kiwi scientist Ernest Rutherford, who made possible nuclear "fussion" and silican "chups". The two latest media love birds are the Environment Minister Ian Campbell and the orange-bellied parrot - why it won't last. Presented by Jacqui Hayes, News by Ian Woolf, Ernest Rutherford- Part 2 by Lachlan Whatmore, The relationship between the Orange-Bellied Parrot and Australia's Environment Minister, by Lindsey Gray, Produced by Jacqui Hayes.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Ernest Rutherford. He was the father of nuclear science, a great charismatic figure who mapped the landscape of the sub-atomic world. He identified the atom's constituent parts, discovered that elemental decay was the cause of radiation and became the first true alchemist in the history of science when he forced platinum to change into gold. He was born at the edge of the Empire in 1871, the son of Scottish immigrant farmers and was working the fields when a telegram came from the great British physicist J J Thomson asking him to come to Cambridge. Rutherford immediately laid down his spade saying "that's the last potato I ever dig". It was. He went on to found a science, win a Nobel Prize and pioneer the ‘big science' of the twentieth century. With Simon Schaffer, Professor in the History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge; Jim Al–Khalili, Senior Lecturer in Physics at the University of Surrey; Patricia Fara, Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Ernest Rutherford. He was the father of nuclear science, a great charismatic figure who mapped the landscape of the sub-atomic world. He identified the atom’s constituent parts, discovered that elemental decay was the cause of radiation and became the first true alchemist in the history of science when he forced platinum to change into gold. He was born at the edge of the Empire in 1871, the son of Scottish immigrant farmers and was working the fields when a telegram came from the great British physicist J J Thomson asking him to come to Cambridge. Rutherford immediately laid down his spade saying "that’s the last potato I ever dig". It was. He went on to found a science, win a Nobel Prize and pioneer the ‘big science’ of the twentieth century. With Simon Schaffer, Professor in the History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge; Jim Al–Khalili, Senior Lecturer in Physics at the University of Surrey; Patricia Fara, Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge.