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[From uranium] there are present at least two distinct types of radiation one that is very readily absorbed, which will be termed for convenience the alpha radiation, and the other of a more penetrative character, which will be termed the beta radiation.

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These experiments show that the uranium radiation is complex and that there are present at least two distinct types of radiation - one that is very readily absorbed, which will be termed for convenience the alpha-radiation, and the other of more penetrative character which will be termed the beta-radiation.

Ernest Rutherford

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Born: August 30, 1871
Died: October 19, 1937 (aged 66)
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