Ernest Rutherford is a pioneer who brought his dreams to life. He becomes a chemist/philosopher and does many extraordinary experiments, especially for what we hear next. He was the first philosopher to split an atom. It was extremely dangerous, he took the risk and did it, he did one of the most difficult things in chemistry. He is one of the greatest chemists in history. He was born on August 30, 1871 in New Zealand. He was the 4th child of 12 children and the 2nd son of James and Martha Rutherford. He lived on a farm and after school he had to milk the cows or weed the fields. Whenever the family needed money, he always financed the money through his creative thinking. His motto shows how creative he is. They say it's "We don't have money, so we have to think." » At the age of 10, he received his first science book, which inspired him to do his very first science experiment. He had made a miniature cannon and it actually worked. He showed it to his family, but the cannon explodes. In 1887 he won a scholarship to Nelson Collegiate School at the age of 16....