Famous people of New Zealand презентация

Most of all New Zealanders are proud of the ingenious physicist Ernest Rutherford – "the father of nuclear physics" and the author of planetary model of atom. Any person knowing physics will tell that Rutherford was, of course, the British scientist. But he rightfully is considered also the New Zealand scientist as he was born in the small settlement near Nelson, on the Southern island of New Zealand

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In the cinema sphere, most popular in the world, New Zealand is represented by such most famous actors as Sam Neil, with his roles in "Jurassic Park" and "Piano", and, of course, Russell Crowe who in spite of the fact that made the name as the Hollywood actor living thus in Australia after all was born in the capital of New Zealand Wellington.

Perhaps, most of all in a film world the native of the town Pukarua-Baye, the director Peter Jackson who removed "Lord of the Rings" and "King Kong" – a remake of the movie of 1933 glorified New Zealand

It is necessary to mention and the outstanding traveler climber Edmund of Hillary, the first of people subdued Everest in 1953. And almost all know about Bruce McLaren – the founder of the well-known racing team in the Formula One tournament –. Both of them - also natives of New Zealand