Rutherford may refer to:

Places

Australia

Rutherford, New South Wales Rutherford is a suburb in the City of Maitland in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. At the 2016 census, Rutherford was home to almost 12,000 residents, making it one of the most populated suburbs. The suburb consists of mixed re ...

, a suburb of Maitland *

Rutherford (Parish), New South Wales Rutherford Parish, New South Wales in Central Darling Shire is a remote rural locality and civil parish of Yungnulgra County in far North West New South Wales. The Parish has an arid landscape and the nearest town is Whitecliffs. The parish ha ...

, a civil parish of Yungnulgra County

Canada

* Mount Rutherford, Jasper National Park *

Rutherford, Edmonton Rutherford is a neighbourhood in south Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is named after Alexander Cameron Rutherford, Alberta's first premier. According to the 2005 municipal census, approximately 85% of the residences in the neighbourhood are singl ...

, neighbourhood *

Rutherford House Rutherford House is a historic building and museum in the Strathcona area of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The structure was the home of the first Premier of Alberta, Alexander Cameron Rutherford, from 1911 to 1941, and has subsequently been desig ...

, in Edmonton, Alberta *

Rutherford Library Rutherford Library is the first free-standing University of Alberta library, opened May 15, 1951, and named after the founder of the university, and long-time chancellor, Alexander Cameron Rutherford. Overview Rutherford Library was official ...

, University of Alberta

United Kingdom

Rutherford Appleton Laboratory The Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) is one of the national scientific research laboratories in the UK operated by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). It began as the Rutherford High Energy Laboratory, merged with the Atlas ...

, Oxfordshire

United States

Rutherford, California Rutherford is a census-designated place (CDP) in Napa County, California, United States. The population was 164 at the 2010 census. Rutherford is located in the Rutherford AVA (American Viticultural Area) which is located in the larger Napa Vall ...

, in Napa County *

East Rutherford, New Jersey East Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the borough's population was 10,022, reflecting an increase of 1,109 (+12.4%) from the 8,913 counted in the 2010 census.

Rutherford, New Jersey Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the borough's population was 18,834. Rutherford was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on September 21, 1881, fr ...

Rutherford, Pennsylvania Rutherford is a census-designated place (CDP) in Swatara Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The area is also known as Rutherford Heights. The population was 4,303 at the 2010 census, an increase over the figure of 3,859 tabula ...

Rutherford, Virginia Rutherford is an unincorporated community in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. It lies South of Virginia State Highway 236 (a.k.a. Little River Turnpike), North of Virginia State Route 620 (Fairfax and Loudoun Counties) (a.k.a. Braddock Ro ...

Rutherford, West Virginia Rutherford is an unincorporated community within Ritchie County, West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geog ...

Rutherford County, North Carolina Rutherford County is a county in the southwestern area of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 64,444. Its county seat is Rutherfordton. Rutherford County comprises the Forest City, NC Micropolitan St ...

Rutherford County, Tennessee Rutherford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is located in Middle Tennessee. As of the 2021 census, the population was 352,182, making it the fifth-most populous county in Tennessee. A study conducted by the Univers ...

People

Rutherford (name) The surname Rutherford, also Rutherfurd (disambiguation), Rutherfurd, is a Scottish and Northern English habitational surname deriving from a place in the Scottish borders region near Roxburgh. It is also a given name. Origin Rutherford is a Scottis ...

, people with the surname or given name **

Ernest Rutherford Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, (30 August 1871 – 19 October 1937) was a New Zealand physicist who came to be known as the father of nuclear physics. ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' considers him to be the greatest ...

(1871–1937), 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, known as the father of nuclear physics **

Rutherford B. Hayes Rutherford Birchard Hayes (; October 4, 1822 – January 17, 1893) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 19th president of the United States from 1877 to 1881, after serving in the U.S. House of Representatives and as governor ...

(1822–1893), 19th president of the United States (1877–1881)

Fiction

* Rutherford the Brave, a character from

Gamehendge Gamehendge is the fictional setting for a number of songs by the rock band Phish. Most of the songs can be traced back to ''The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday'' (or TMWSIY), the senior project of guitarist and primary vocalist Trey Anastasio, writte ...

, 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 ''3rd Rock from the Sun'' is an American television sitcom created by Bonnie and Terry Turner, which originally aired from January 9, 1996, to May 22, 2001, on NBC. The show is about four Extraterrestrial life, extraterrestrials who are on an e ...

'' * Cullen Stanton Rutherford, a character from the ''

Dragon Age ''Dragon Age'' is a media franchise centered on a series of fantasy role-playing video games created and developed by BioWare, which have seen releases on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows, OS X, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Th ...

'' franchise * Ensign Sam Rutherford, a major character in '' Star Trek: Lower Decks''

Transportation

Rutherford GO Station Rutherford GO Station is a train and bus station in the GO Transit network located in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. It is a stop on the Barrie line train service. This station was opened in January 2001 to accommodate the growing ridership on the li ...

, a station in the GO Transit network located in the community of Maple, Ontario, Canada *

Rutherford Intermodal Yard Rutherford Intermodal Yard is a large rail yard located in Swatara Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Swatara Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, just east of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. History The yard was formerly operate ...

, a large rail yard located in Swatara Township, Dauphin County, just east of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania *

Rutherford (NJT station) Rutherford is a New Jersey Transit railroad station served by the Bergen County Line. The station straddles the border between Rutherford and East Rutherford in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The station building and Hoboken Terminal- ...

, a train station on New Jersey Transit's Bergen County Line * , a British frigate in commission in the Royal Navy from 1943 to 1945

Science

Rutherford (unit) The rutherford (symbol Rd) is a non-SI unit of radioactive decay. It is defined as the activity of a quantity of radioactive material in which one million nuclei decay per second. It is therefore equivalent to one megabecquerel, and one becquerel ...

, a unit of radioactivity *

Rutherford scattering In particle physics, Rutherford scattering is the elastic scattering of charged particles by the Coulomb interaction. It is a physical phenomenon explained by Ernest Rutherford in 1911 that led to the development of the planetary Rutherford model ...

, 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) Rutherford is a small lunar impact crater that lies on the Moon's far side. It was named after New Zealand-British physicist and Nobel laureate Ernest Rutherford. It is located just to the north-northwest of the huge walled plain Mendeleev. To t ...

, a small impact crater on the Moons far side *

Rutherford (Martian crater) Rutherford is an impact crater on Mars. It is located the Oxia Palus quadrangle inside Arabia Terra at 19.2° N and 10.7° W. and measures approximately 107 kilometers in diameter. The crater was named after British physicist Ernest Rutherford in ...

, 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) Rutherford College may refer to: * Rutherford College, North Carolina, Burke County, North Carolina, United States * Rutherford College of Technology, predecessor of Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom * Rutherford College ...

, more than one college *

Rutherford High School (disambiguation) Rutherford High School may refer to: *Rutherford High School (New Jersey), Rutherford, New Jersey, United States *Rutherford High School (Florida), Springfield, Florida, United States *Rutherford Technology High School, Maitland, New South Wales, A ...

, several schools *

Rutherford School (disambiguation) Rutherford School is an independent special school for pupils with profound and multiple learning difficulties in Croydon, London, England. Rutherford School may also refer to: *Rutherford School, Paddington, London, England, a secondary modern/co ...

, several schools

Other uses

Rutherford Institute The Rutherford Institute is a conservative Christian public interest law firm dedicated to the defense of civil liberties, human rights, and religious liberties. Based in Charlottesville, Virginia, the non-profit organization's motto is "its ...

, a public interest law firm and resource center in Charlottesville, Virginia * ''

The Rutherford Journal Brian John Copeland (born 1950) is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, and author of books on the computing pioneer Alan Turing. Education Copeland was educated at the University of Oxford, obta ...

'', an academic journal *

Rutherford (rocket engine) Rutherford is a liquid-propellant rocket engine designed by aerospace company Rocket Lab and manufactured in Long Beach, California. The engine is used on the company's own rocket, Electron. It uses LOX (liquid oxygen) and RP-1 (refined kerosen ...

, a rocket engine developed by Rocket Lab