Montreal, Canada

McGill University

James McGill

founded in 1821

Rutherford performed his research

Macdonald Physics Building in 2000

Sir William Christian Macdonald

Another perspective of the building

"Baron Rutherford of Nelson"

Frederick Soddy

backside of the Macdonald Physics Building

the view is northwest

signs are in both French and English

Entering the building

"OM,FRS"

the Rutherford bust

Dr. Montagne (Monty) Cohen, Curator of the Museum

The discovery of radon

closeup of the apparatus diagram

The Dewar and copper coils

decay of thorium emanation

molecular weight of the thorium emanation

Other work of Rutherford

radium salt at the bottom emitted alpha rays

the charge to mass ratio of alpha particles

amount of heat generated by radioactivity

a differential air calorimeter

Closeup of flasks

the condensation temperature of radon

Excited Radioactivity

Dolezalek quadrant electrometer

Various electroscopes

posed photograph of Rutherford

emanation from thorium

the condensation demonstration

Rutherford memorabilia

Other associated exhibits

Rutherford's apartment

Appearance today

Rutherford's birth place in New Zealand

Frederick Soddy

J. J. Thomson

Dr. Ferdinand Terroux

the Rutherford Building

Another view

the Otto Maass Chemistry Building

Otto Maass (1890-1961)

Soddy was at McGill

Queen Victoria