Multiple choice general knowledge

Who is considered as the Father of Nuclear Physics ?

  1. Samuel Haniman

  2. Ernest Rutherford

  3. Montaigne

  4. Hippocrates

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Ernest Rutherford is considered the father of nuclear physics for his groundbreaking experiments revealing atomic structure. He discovered the proton (1919), conducted the gold foil experiment proving the nucleus exists (1911), and coined the terms 'alpha' and 'beta' radiation.