Atomic Theory

  • Democritus
    100

    Democritus

    In 400BC he coined the concept of the "atom" meaning inseperable. (time toast doesn't support BC, sorry about inacurate dates)
  • Period: 100 to

    Atomic Theory

  • John Dalton

    John Dalton

    Pioneered work on the atomic theory.
  • JJ Thomson

    JJ Thomson

    JJ Thomson discovered electrons and said they were mixed in the atom like "plum pudding".
  • Ernest Rutherford

    Ernest Rutherford

    He received a nobel peace prize on atomic structure.
  • Niels Bohr

    Niels Bohr

    He created a model for atoms, and described the insides of them.
  • James Chadwick

    James Chadwick

    He made an important discovery of the neutrons in atoms.
  • Current Theory

    Current Theory

    Currently we use all the research from James Chadwick, but we use Ernest Rutherford's model. We learned many things from these men that support this theory, such as: protons, neutrons, and elctrons.