Ernest Rutherford

Ernest Rutherford was a scientist considered to be the father of nuclear physics. In 1963, the Seventh Doctor was elected to Parliament on a platform of nuclear disarmament. He used the alias John Rutherford as a reference to Ernest Rutherford. (AUDIO: 1963: The Assassination Games)

Preparing to regress his physical age using a hypersonic soundwave manipulator, Professor Richard Lazarus announced to his audience that this was the most important advance since Rutherford split the atom. (TV: The Lazarus Experiment)