Rutherford may refer to:

Places

Australia

Rutherford, New South Wales Rutherford is a suburb in the City of Maitland in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. At the 2016 census, Rutherford was home to almost 12,000 residents, making it one of the most populated suburbs. The suburb consists of mixed resi ...

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

Canada

* Mount Rutherford, 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 1940, and has subsequently been des ...

, in Edmonton, Alberta *

Rutherford Library The Rutherford Humanities, Social Sciences + Education 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 Rutherfo ...

, University of Alberta

United Kingdom

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 At ...

, Oxfordshire

United States

Rutherford, California Rutherford is a census-designated place (CDP) in Napa County, California, United States. The population was 115 at the 2020 census. Rutherford is located in the Rutherford AVA (American Viticultural Area) which is located in the larger Napa ...

, in Napa County *

East Rutherford, New Jersey East Rutherford is a Borough (New Jersey), borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is an inner suburb, inner-ring suburb of New York City, located west of Midtown Manhattan. As of the 2020 Unit ...

Rutherford, New Jersey Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 18,834, an increase of 773 (+4.3%) from the 2010 census count of 18,061, which in turn reflected a de ...

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 tab ...

* Rutherford, West Virginia *

Rutherford County, North Carolina Rutherford County is a County (United States), county in the southwestern area of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 64,444. Its county seat is Rutherfordton, North Carolina, R ...

Rutherford County, Tennessee Rutherford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is located in Middle Tennessee. As of a 2023 estimate, the population was 367,101, making it the fifth-most populous county in Tennessee. A study conducted by the Univer ...

People

* Rutherford (name), people with the surname or given name

Fiction

* Rutherford the Brave, a character from

Gamehendge Gamehendge is a fictional setting for a number of songs by the rock band Phish. The main set of songs can be traced back to ''The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday'' (or TMWSIY), the senior project of guitarist and primary vocalist Trey Anastasio, wri ...

, 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, Xbox One, PlayStation ...

'' franchise * Ensign Sam Rutherford, a major character in '' Star Trek: Lower Decks'' * Rutherford Hall, fictional setting in the detective novel '' 4:50 from Paddington''

Transportation

Rutherford GO Station Rutherford GO Station is a train and bus station in the GO Transit network located in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. It is a stop on the Barrie line train service. This station was opened in January 2001 to accommodate the growing ridership on the li ...

, 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, just east of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. History The yard was formerly operated by the Reading Railroad and later Conrail. Ownership was transferred from ...

, 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 located in Rutherford, New Jersey, United States. The station is located near a traffic circle at the junction of Park Avenue, Union Avenue, Erie Avenue and ...

, 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) The rutherford (symbol Rd) is a non-SI unit of radioactive decay. It is defined as the activity of a quantity of radioactive material in which one million nuclei decay per second. It is therefore equivalent to one megabecquerel, and one becquer ...

, a unit of radioactivity *

Rutherford scattering The Rutherford scattering experiments were a landmark series of experiments by which scientists learned that every atom has a Atomic nucleus, nucleus where all of its positive charge and most of its mass is concentrated. They deduced this after ...

, 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 ...

, a small impact crater on the Moons far side *

Rutherford (Martian crater) Rutherford may refer to: Places Australia * Rutherford, New South Wales, a suburb of Maitland * Rutherford (Parish), New South Wales, a civil parish of Yungnulgra County Canada * Mount Rutherford, Jasper National Park * Rutherford, Edmon ...

, 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

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, ...

, 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/c ...

, several schools

Other uses

Rutherford Institute The Rutherford Institute is a 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 "It's our job to make the gove ...

, a public interest law firm and resource center in Charlottesville, Virginia * ''

The Rutherford Journal Brian Jack Copeland (born 1950) is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, and author of books on the computing pioneer Alan Turing. Education Copeland was educated at the University of Oxford, obta ...

'', an academic journal *

Rutherford (rocket engine) Rutherford is a liquid-fuel rocket, liquid-propellant rocket engine designed by aerospace company Rocket Lab and manufactured in Long Beach, California. The engine is used on the company's own rocket, Electron (rocket), Electron. It uses LOX (li ...

, a rocket engine developed by Rocket Lab *

Rutherford statistical area Nelson South is an inner suburb of Nelson, New Zealand. It lies to the southwest of Nelson city centre, between it and Bishopdale, close to the foot of The Grampians. The main inland route to Stoke, New Zealand, Waimea Road, is Nelson South's ...

in Nelson, New Zealand