Atomic Theory

  • Isaac Newton

    Isaac Newton

    Proposed a mechanical universe with small solid masses in motion.
  • John Dalton

    John Dalton

    He discover the relative weights of particles. He believed the atom was just a sphere.
  • James Clerk Maxwell

    James Clerk Maxwell

    Proposed electric and magnetic fields filled the void.
  • J.J. Thomson

    J.J. Thomson

    He discovered electrons or negatively charged particles.
  • Ernest Rutherford

    Ernest Rutherford

    He found that atoms are mostly made of space and that each atom has a small condensed positively charged center. He called the center the nucleus. He also found that negatively charged partials where around the nucleus.
  • Francis Aston

    Francis Aston

    Discovered the existence of isotopes through the use of a mass spectrograph.
  • Niels Bohr

    Niels Bohr

    He found that electrons orbit around the nucleus, within energy levels.
  • Enrico Fermi

    Enrico Fermi

    Released the first energy from the nucleus.