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Scientist Date Location Idea/experiment
Democritus Abdera, “by convention bitter, by
Thrace convention sweet, but in
reality atoms and void.”
Newtown 1704 England Proposed a mechanical
universe with small solid
masses in motion
Dalton 1803 England Proposed an ‘’atomic
theory” with spherical solid
atoms based upon
measurable properties of
mass.
G.J. Stoney 1894 Irish Proposed that electricity
Midlands was made of discrete
negative particles he called
electrons
J.J. 1897 England -Used a CRT to
Thomson experimentally determine
the charge to mass ratio
(e/m) of an electron=1.759
x 108 coulombs/gram.
-Studies “canal rays” and
found they were associated
with the proton H+
Planck 1900 Germany Used the idea of quanta
(discrete units of energy) to
explain hot glowing matter
Nagaoka 1903 Japan Postulated a “saturnian”
model of the atom with flat
rings of electrons revolving
around a positively charged
particle.
Milikan 1909 U.S.A Oil drop experiment
determined the charge
(e=1.602 x 10-19 coulomb)
and the mass (m=9.11 x 10-
28 gram) of an electron.
E. 1911 New Using alpha particles as
Rutherford Zealand atomic bullets, probed the
atoms in a piece of thin
gold foil. He established
that the nucleus was: very
dense, very small and
How this contributed to Source
our understanding of
the atom
Postulating the theory Wikipedia
of Atoms and Void
Fundamental Wikipedia
contribution to all areas
in physical science by
giving an understanding
of mechanics.
Discovery of the atomic Wikipedia
theory
Laying the foundation wikipedia
for the eventual
discovery of the
particle.
Discovery of the Wikipedia
electron and of
isotopes and the
invention of the mass
spectrometer
Came up with the Wikipedia
quantum theory, which
helped Bohr come up
with an addition to lord
Rutherford’s atomic
model.
Wikipedia
Accurate determination Wikipedia
of the charge carried by
an electron.
After he’s discovery, Wikipedia
scientists started to
realize that the atom is
not ultimately a single
particle, but is made up
of far smaller
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positively charged. He also
assumed that the electrons
were located outside the
nucleus
H.G.J. 1914 Britan Using x-ray tubes,
Moseley determined the charges on
the nuclei of most atoms.
Bohr 1922 Denmark Developed an explanation
of atomic structure that
underlies regularities of the
periodic table of elements.
His atomic model had
atoms built up of successive
orbital shells of electrons.
James 1932 United Using alpha particles
Chadwick Kingdom discovered a neutral atomic
particle with a mass close to
a proton.
subatomic particles.
He wrote “The atomic Wikipedia
number of an element
is equal to the number
of protons in the
nucleus”. This work was
used to reorganize the
periodic table based
upon atomic number
instead of atomic mass.
He’s atomic model Wikipedia
introduced some
quantum mechanics
aspects to the atomic
model, and, more
importantly, it provided
a theoretical frame for
Rydberg’s formula.
Discovery of the Wikipedia
nuetron.