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Frederick Soddy

Frederick Soddy
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Frederick Soddy FRS was an English radiochemist who explained, with Ernest Rutherford, that radioactivity is due to the transmutation of elements, now known to involve nuclear reactions. He also proved the existence of isotopes of certain radioactive elements.

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Who was born first?

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  1. Charles Glover BarklaJune 7, 1877 – October 23, 1944
  2. Emil AbderhaldenMarch 9, 1877 – August 5, 1950
  3. Francis William AstonSeptember 1, 1877 – November 20, 1945
  4. Frederick Soddy (this page)September 2, 1877 – September 22, 1956
  5. G.H. HardyFebruary 7, 1877 – December 1, 1947
  6. Henry Norris RussellOctober 25, 1877 – February 18, 1957

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