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Proton as Nuclear Charge Carrier

Great Britain · Science / Physics. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1919

Ernest Rutherford1919

Cambridge · Science / Physics

Identifies the hydrogen nucleus as a fundamental positive particle, helping connect atomic number with the positive charge of the atomic nucleus.

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Ernest Rutherford

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