Ernest Rutherford vs John D. Rockefeller
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Compare the life timelines of Ernest Rutherford (1871–1937) and John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 66 years, from 1871 to 1937.
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Ernest Rutherford (1871–1937)
- — Born in Brightwater, near Nelson, New Zealand Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his investigations into radioactivity Verified
- — Published his nuclear model of the atom based on the gold foil experiments Verified
- — Reported the first artificially induced nuclear reaction
- — Became director of the Cavendish Laboratory at Cambridge
- — Died in Cambridge, England Verified
John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937)
- — Born in Richford, New York Verified
- — Family settled in the Cleveland, Ohio, area Verified
- — Began work as an assistant bookkeeper at Hewitt & Tuttle Verified
- — Entered the oil refining business in Cleveland Verified
- — Married Laura Celestia Spelman Verified
- — Founded the Standard Oil Company Verified
- — Founded the University of Chicago with major endowments Verified
- — Supreme Court ordered the breakup of Standard Oil Verified
- — Established the Rockefeller Foundation Verified
- — Died in Ormond Beach, Florida Verified