<p align="right">Last Update: <font color="#4f81bd">July, 17, 2024</font></p> ## BIG IDEAS - In 1844, [[Michael Faraday]] referred to the center of an atom as the nucleus. - [[Ernest Rutherford]] used the term to describe the small, dense area after analyzing the data from the Geiger-Marsden gold foil experiment. - Rutherford proposed the term [[The Nucleus|nucleus]] but others used the term kernel. - The discovery of the [[Neutrons|neutron]] established the nature of the nucleus. --- Return [[Home|Home]] | [[Nuclear Physics]] | [[The Nucleus]] | [[Shell Model of the Nucleus]] | [[Modes of Decay]] | [[Half-Life]] | [[Fission]] | [[Fusion]]