Graham Feather

  • Period: 300 to

    Scientists

  • Aristotle
    322

    Aristotle

    He did not believe in atoms. He thought everything was made from 4 elements: Earth wind water and fire.
  • Democritus
    370

    Democritus

    Developed the theory that everything is made up of atoms.
  • John Dalton

    John Dalton

    Made his own atomic theory that is also known as "Dalton's 5 postulates"
  • William Crooke

    William Crooke

    He discovered the element thallium. Mades crookes tube that is used in studies of cathode rays.
  • John Newlands

    John Newlands

    The "law of octaves" says if the chemical elements are arranged according to atomic weight, the ones that have similar properties happen after each interval of seven elements.
  • Dmitri Mendeleev

    Dmitri Mendeleev

    Made the Periodic Table. It was arranged according to atomic weight and similar properties.
  • Ernest Rutherford

    Ernest Rutherford

    known as the father of physics. He discovered the neutron
  • J. J. Thomson

    J. J. Thomson

    Discovered the Electron. He also made the Plum Pudding Model
  • Niels Bohr

    Niels Bohr

    Determined that electrons travel orbits around the nucleus. Created a new atomic model
  • James Chadwick

    James Chadwick

    discovered the neutron is in the nucleus in 1932