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This is the Conversation Forum for Particle Accelerators << A few remarks Tourist opportunities >> Subject: Splitting Posted Jun 27, 2000 by x25   Posting 1 Correct me if i am wrong, but was it rutherford that split the atom? He managed to get to the internal structure using an alpha particle bombardment on a gold foil. Got the Nobel prize for it (i think). But fission was credited to Otto Hahn. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Splitting Posted Sep 27, 2000 by Cefpret This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 2 Rutherford gained information about the inner structure of matter and won a Nobel prize for it. However he left the gold atoms perfectly intact. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Splitting Posted Oct 20, 2000 by Wick This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 3 The two people who first split the atom were two of Rutherfords research assistants, Cockroft and Walton. Off the top of my head I cannot remember much more about them, but I could check if you're interested. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Splitting Posted Oct 20, 2000 by Cefpret This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 4 You're right, but fission is a process by which you can gain energy, and this is only possible with atoms beyond iron. Cockroft and Walton split a lithium atom. To be honest, I didn't know Cockroft and Walton. Thank you for having filled this gap! Conversation list Most of the content on h2g2 is created by h2g2's Researchers, who are members of the public. The views expressed are theirs and unless specifically stated are not those of the BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of any external sites referenced. In the event that you consider anything on this page to be in breach of the site's House Rules, please click on the relevant button to alert our Moderation Team. Conversation list

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