Ernest Rutherford by Eric Gill
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Ernest Rutherford by Eric Gill
Image: © Michael Behrend Taken: 8 Oct 2014
Rutherford was director of the Cavendish Laboratory from 1919 until his death in 1937. The sculpture dates from 1933 and is just inside the entrance to the Mond Building (see Image). It was commissioned by Rutherford’s former student Peter Kapitza.
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Image Location
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52.203526
Longitude
0.118958