Rutherford Memorial Medal
The Rutherford Memorial Medal is an award for research in the fields of physics and chemistry by the Royal Society of Canada. It was dedicated to the memory of Ernest Rutherford. It is awarded once for physics and once for chemistry each year, "for outstanding research", when there is a suitable candidate.
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Rutherford Memorial Medal
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- 1980
- Region
- Canada
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The Rutherford Memorial Medal is an award for research in the fields of physics and chemistry by the Royal Society of Canada. It was dedicated to the memory of Ernest Rutherford. It is awarded once for physics and once for chemistry each year, "for outstanding research", when there is a suitable candidate.
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Recorded constituent parts are Rutherford Memorial Medal in Chemistry and Rutherford Memorial Medal in Physics. It is associated with Canada. The record gives 1980 as its date of establishment or first appearance. It forms part of awards of the Royal Society of Canada.
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Chemistry
Chemistry
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Physics
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1980
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1980
Rutherford Memorial Medal is recorded from 1980.
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It forms part of awards of the Royal Society of Canada. It comprises Rutherford Memorial Medal in Chemistry and Rutherford Memorial Medal in Physics.
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