Ernest Rutherford and the Dawn of the Nuclear Age
   The Discovery of Radioactivity written by Fran Slowiczek, Ed.D and Pamela M. Peters, Ph.D.
   http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/AEC/CC/radioactivity.html

Heroes: Ernest Rutherford
   Detailed biography including bibliography
   http://www.nzedge.com/heroes/rutherford.html

Rutherford and the History of Radiation
   Biography of Ernest Rutherford who is considered the "father of nuclear physics".
   http://www.orcbs.msu.edu/radiation/resources_links/historical_figures/rutherford.htm