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  • Democritus
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    Democritus

    Democritus found all matter is made of atoms. He hypothosized that atoms differ in size and are indestructible.
  • John Dalton

    John Dalton

    Dalton suggested that all matter is created of atoms and that compunds are formed when you combine two or more different atoms.
  • J.J. Thomson

    J.J. Thomson

    In 1904 Thomson suggested his atomic model.
  • Robert Millikan

    Robert Millikan

    Millikan measured the charge of an electron by using his oil drop experiment.
  • Neils Bohr

    Neils Bohr

    Bohr was the first to discover that electrons travel in different orbits.
  • Ernest Rutherford

    Ernest Rutherford

    Rutherford was credited for splitting the first atom.
  • James Chadwick

    James Chadwick

    James Chadwick discovered the nuetron.