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Places


Australia

* Rutherford, New South Wales, a suburb of Maitland * Rutherford (Parish), New South Wales, a civil parish of Yungnulgra County


Canada

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Mount Rutherford Mount Rutherford is a mountain in Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is part of the Northern Front Ranges of the Canadian Rockies. Its peak stands east of Harvey Lake and north of the Snaring River, a tributary of the Athabasca River. ...
, 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

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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, 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, 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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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

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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 (1871–1937), 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, known as the father of nuclear physics ** Rutherford B. Hayes (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 ''Star Trek: Lower Decks'' is an American adult-oriented animated television series created by Mike McMahan for the streaming service CBS All Access (later rebranded as Paramount+). It is the ninth ''Star Trek'' series and was launched in 2020 ...
''


Transportation

* Rutherford GO Station, 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), 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

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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

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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'', an academic journal * Rutherford (rocket engine), a rocket engine developed by Rocket Lab


See also

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John Rutherfoord John Rutherfoord (December 6, 1792August 3, 1866) was a U.S. political figure. He served as Acting Governor of Virginia between 1841 and 1842. He was the brother-in-law of Edward Coles. Biography Rutherfoord graduated from Princeton Univers ...
* Rutherfurd (disambiguation) {{disambiguation, geo