Atom Model

By mahert
  • 400

    Democritus

    Democritus was the first scientist to create a model of the atom. He created the name atom from the Greek word atomos, which means uncuttable. 400BC

  • Isaac Newton

    Isaac Newton proposed that all matter was a small solid mass in motion.

  • John Dalton

    John Dalton agreed with Democritus’ model but added that all matter was made up of atoms. His theory latter help advanced the theory of an atom.

  • Robert Millikan

    Robert Millikan performed an oil drop experiment that proved a state the J.J. Thompson made that electrons were 1000x smaller than the atom

  • Ernest Rutherford

    Ernest Rutherford discovered the existence of the nucleus

  • H.G.J. Moseley

    H.G.J Moseley discovered that the number of protons in an elements determines the atomic number

  • Erwin Schrödinger

    Erwin Schrödinger generated a mathematical model for the distribution of electrons and protons in an atom

  • J.J. Thompson

    J.J. Thompson was the first scientist to create a model that was not a solid ball. His model was called the plum pudding model.