Rutherford
Rutherford may refer to:
Places
- Australia
- Rutherford, New South Wales, a suburb of Maitland
- Canada
- Mount Rutherford, Jasper National Park
- Rutherford House, in Edmonton, Alberta
- Rutherford Library, University of Alberta
- United Kingdom
- Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Oxfordshire, UK
- United States
- Rutherford, California, in Napa County
- Rutherford AVA, California wine region in Napa Valley
- Rutherford, New Jersey
- Rutherford, Pennsylvania
- Rutherford, Fairfax County, Virginia
- Rutherford, West Virginia
- Rutherford County, North Carolina
- Rutherford County, Tennessee
People
- Rutherford B. Hayes (1822–1893), 19th president of the United States (1877–1881)
- Ernest Rutherford (1871–1937), 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, known as the father of nuclear physics
- Samuel Rutherford (c.1600–1661), Scottish Presbyterian pastor, theologian and author, one of the Westminster divines
- Rutherford (surname), various people surnamed Rutherford
In fiction
- Rutherford the Brave, a character from Gamehendge, the fictional setting for a number of songs by the rock band Phish
- Rutherford, Ohio, fictional setting of the television series 3rd Rock from the Sun
- Cullen Stanton Rutherford, a character from the Dragon Age franchise.
Transportation
- Rutherford GO Station, a station in the GO Transit network located in the community of Maple, Ontario, Canada
- Rutherford Intermodal Yard, a large rail yard located in Swatara Township, Dauphin County, just east of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Rutherford (NJT station), a train station on New Jersey Transit's Bergen County Line
- HMS Rutherford (K558), a British frigate in commission in the Royal Navy from 1943 to 1945
Science
- Rutherford (unit), a unit of radioactivity
- Rutherford scattering, a phenomenon in physics which led to the development of the Rutherford model (or planetary model) of the atom and eventually to the Bohr model
- Rutherford (lunar crater), a small impact crater on the Moon's far side
- Rutherford (Martian crater), a crater on Mars
Economics
- R & I.S. Rutherford Brothers of St John's, issued the first traders' Halfpenny tokens for Newfoundland in 1841
Education
- Rutherford College (disambiguation), more than one college
- Rutherford High School (disambiguation), several schools
- Rutherford School (disambiguation), several schools
Other uses
- Rutherford Institute, a public interest law firm and resource center in Charlottesville, Virginia
- The Rutherford Journal, an academic journal
- Rutherford (rocket engine), a rocket engine developed by Rocket Lab
See also
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