Frederick Soddy (1877-1956) was an English radiochemist who, working with Ernest Rutherford, showed that radioactivity results from the transmutation of one element into another through nuclear reactions. He also demonstrated the existence of isotopes among radioactive elements and received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for this work; later in life he wrote on statistical mechanics and economics.
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Frederick Soddy FRS (2 September 1877 - 22 September 1956) 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. In 1921, he received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his contributions to our knowledge of the chemistry of radioactive substances, and his investigations into the origin and nature of isotopes".
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Eastbourne, Sussex, England
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Brighton, Sussex, England
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Infobox workplaces: McGill University (1900-1903) University of Glasgow (1904-1914) University of Aberdeen (1914-1919) University of Oxford (1919-1936)
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