Stylised lithium atom

Atom Timeline

  • Democritus
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    Democritus

    Democritus hypothesized that atoms cannot be destroyed, differ in size, shape and temperature, are always moving, and are invisible.
  • Democritus
    465

    Democritus

  • John Dalton

    John Dalton

    His theory said all matter is made of atoms, atoms are indivisible and indestructible, all atoms of a given element are identical in mass and properties, compounds are formed by a combination of two or more different kinds of atoms, and a chemical reaction is a rearrangement of atoms.
  • John Dalton

    John Dalton

  • J. J. Thompson

    J. J. Thompson

    He discovered the electron.
  • J. J. Thompson

    J. J. Thompson

  • Robert Milliken

    Robert Milliken

    Measured the charge of the electron using an oil drop experiment.
  • Robert Milliken

    Robert Milliken

  • Ernest Rutherford

    Ernest Rutherford

    He discovered the nucleus.
  • Ernest Rutherford

    Ernest Rutherford

  • Neils Bohr

    Neils Bohr

    He discovered the atomic nucleus.
  • Neils Bohr

    Neils Bohr

  • James Chadwick

    James Chadwick

    He discovered the neutron.
  • James Chadwick

    James Chadwick