Father of Atom - Ernst Lord Rutherford of Nelson 
His thesis was on New Zealand’s external debt servicing capacity
A consummate experimentalist, Ernest Rutherford (1871–1937) was responsible for a remarkable series of discoveries in the fields of radioactivity and nuclear physics. He discovered alpha and beta rays, set forth the laws of radioactive decay, and identified alpha particles as helium nuclei. Most important, he postulated the nuclear structure of the atom: experiments done in Rutherford's laboratory showed that when alpha particles are fired into gas atoms, a few are violently deflected, which implies a dense, positively charged central region containing most of the atomic mass.
Born on a farm in New Zealand, the fourth of 12 children, Rutherford completed a degree at the University of New Zealand and began teaching unruly schoolboys. He was released from this task by a scholarship to Cambridge University, where he became J. J. Thomson's first graduate student at the Cavendish Laboratory. There he began experimenting with the transmission of radio waves, went on to join Thomson's ongoing investigation of the conduction of electricity through gases, and then turned to the field of radioactivity just opened.
Throughout his career Rutherford displayed his ability to work creatively with associates, some of whom were already established at the institutions to which he was appointed and others of whom he attracted as doctoral or postgraduate students. At McGill University in Montreal, his first appointment, he worked with Frederick Soddy on radioactive decay. At Manchester University he collaborated with Hans Geiger (of Geiger counter fame), Niels Bohr (whose model of atomic structure succeeded Rutherford's), and H. G. J. Moseley (who obtained experimental evidence for atomic numbers). During World War I, this Manchester research group was largely dispersed, and Rutherford turned to solving problems connected with submarine detection. After the war he succeeded J. J. Thomson in the Cavendish Professorship at Cambridge and again gathered a vigorous research group, including James Chadwick, the discoverer of the neutron.
Like Thomson, Rutherford garnered many honors. He received the Nobel Prize in chemistry for 1908; he was made a knight, then a peer with a seat in the House of Lords; and for the ultimate honor he was buried in Westminster Abbey.
More to Know about this great Scientist....
Front Side of the Note :
Perhaps New Zealand's greatest scientist. Ernest, Lord Rutherford of Nelson (1871 - 1937) appears on the front of this note. Internationally recognised as the "father of the atom" he changed the basic approach of the scientific world to the atom.He determined its structure and explained the perplexing problem of naturally occurring radioactivity. Ruthford was awarded the Nobel prize for Chemistry in 1908 and that medallion is also depicted. Scientific charts representing his research are also shown.
Back Side of the Note :
The back of this note displays the yellowhead (mohua) , red beech, Eglinton Valley scenes and the South Island lichen moth. Known sometimes as the bush canary, the once plentiful yellowhead is now restricted to the limited forests of the South Island.
Red beech (tawhairaunui) trees grow to 30 metres or more and constitute one of the two main types of forest in New Zealand. Eglinton Valley, near Milford Sound at the southern tip of the South Island, is home to a particularly fine strand of red beech and a thriving population of yellowheads. The lichen moth and its caterpillar form are experts in disguise hiding themselves amongst the lichens that cling to the red beeches and other trees.
Signature Varieties :
1. Donald T Brash
Dr Donald Brash was born in Wanganui and educated in Christchurch completing a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Canterbury University with a double major in economics and history.
Subsequently, Dr Brash obtained a PhD in economics from Australian National University.
Dr. Brash had previously served with,
While working for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand in 1962, Dr Brash obtained his Master of Arts degree with first class honours, majoring in economics.
His thesis was on New Zealand’s external debt servicing capacity Dr Brash resigned from his position as Governor on 26th April 2002 to stand as a list candidate for Member of Parliment in the General Election held on 27th July 2002.
2. A E Bollard
Dr Alan Bollard was appointed as Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand in September 2002.
Dr Bollard’s previous positions include, Secretary to the Treasury (1998-2002), Chairman of the New Zealand Commerce Commission (1994-98), Director of the New Zeland Institute pf Economic Research (1987-94)
Dr Bollard has also worked as an Economist in a variety of positions in the United Kingdom and in the South Pacific.
Dr Bollard has written a number of books on the New Zeland economy and produced a computer simulation game called Oikonomos where one plays at being the Minister of Finance, and has helped rebuild the famous Philips hydraulic economic simulation model “The Moniac”
In short the number of notes to be collected as per varierty
1) 1999 - Signature : Donald T Brash - Paper Note
2) 1999 - Singature : Donald T Brash - Polymer Note
3) 2006 - Signature : Allan Bollard - Polymer Note
Details about each note with scan of the note from my personal collection will follow soon........
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