Frederick Soddy Scientist

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.

Personal facts

Birth date	September 02, 1877
Birth place	England , Sussex , Eastbourne
Nationality	United Kingdom
Date of death	September 22, 1956
Place of death	England , Brighton , Sussex
Education	Aberystwyth University Merton College Oxford
Known for	Descartes' theorem Thermoeconomics Radionuclide Isotope Radioactive displacement law of Fajans and Soddy Soddy's hexlet Ergosophy Nuclear transmutation