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Atomic Theory

  • DEMOCRITUS
    460 BCE

    DEMOCRITUS

    Devised a theory which stated that atoms are indivisible.
  • ARISTOTLES
    384 BCE

    ARISTOTLES

    Proposed that the atom didn't exist and was against Democritus postulate.
  • JOHN DALTON

    JOHN DALTON

    Proposed an atomic theory stating that elements combine in specific proportions.
  • J.J. THOMSON

    J.J. THOMSON

    Proved there are particles inside atoms and they are divisble with a Cathode ray tube.
  • ROBERT MILLIKAN

    ROBERT MILLIKAN

    Credited with finding electrons in atoms and studying their composition.
  • ERNEST RUTHERFORD

    ERNEST RUTHERFORD

    Credited with finding out the structure of an atom.
  • HENRY MOSELEY

    HENRY MOSELEY

    Contributed by finding out about the atomic number.
  • NIELS BOHR

    NIELS BOHR

    Discovered electron orbits and made modern used atomic model.
  • WERNER HEISENBERG

    WERNER HEISENBERG

    Made crucial contributions to quantum mechanics.
  • ERWIN SCHRÖDINGER

    ERWIN SCHRÖDINGER

    Contributed with the Electron Cloud Model.
  • JAMES CHADWICK

    JAMES CHADWICK

    Found neutrons in the atom.