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SUMMARY:Tour the Rutherford Museum and McPherson Collection with Curator\, Professor J. Barrette
DESCRIPTION:McGill Physics Department houses two important science 
 museums\, the Rutherford Museum and the McPherson Collection. The 
 Rutherford Museum contains a collection of the original apparatus used by 
 Ernest Rutherford to investigate the newly-discovered phenomenon of 
 radioactivity when he was Professor of Experimental Physics at McGill from 
 1898 till 1907. A striking feature for the visitors is that the apparatus 
 used by Rutherford for his seminal discoveries are home-made and very 
 simple in design and construction. This work led to the revolutionary 
 theory of radioactive transformation for which Rutherford was awarded a 
 Nobel Prize in 1908. A highlight of the visit is a recording of a seminar 
 given by Rutherford in 1931.\n\nThe McPherson Collection is comprised of 
 antique physical instruments and apparatus dating from the mid-19th century 
 to about 1920\, many of them used in teaching and scientific research at 
 McGill. What is striking for the visitors is the beauty of many of these 
 instruments and the craftsmanship with which they have been made. A good 
 example of this is our collection of instruments build by the famous 
 physicist and instrument maker Rudolph Koenig for the study of sound.\n\nAt 
 the occasion of the Science Literacy Week we are providing a guided tour of 
 both collections that are located in Room 110 of the Rutherford Physics 
 Building. More information on the museums see 
 http://www.physics.mcgill.ca/museum/.\n\nLocation: Rutherford Physics 
 Building\, Room 110
ORGANIZER;CN="April Colosimo":MAILTO:april.colosimo@mcgill.ca
CATEGORIES:Science Literacy Week
CONTACT;CN="April Colosimo":MAILTO:april.colosimo@mcgill.ca
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URL:https://libraryrooms.mcgill.ca/calendar/mcgill/rutherford
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