Atomic Theory Timeline

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  • Democritus
    400 BCE

    Democritus

    He conducted experiments in combining elements, atoms are small, hard particles, atoms constantly move.
  • John Dalton

    John Dalton

    All substances are made of atoms, Atoms are uncuttable, Atoms of different elements are different, Atoms of the same element are exactly alike, Elements combine in specific proportions.
  • Erwin Schrӧdinger

    Erwin Schrӧdinger

    Electron paths cannot be predicted, Electrons are found in electron clouds, not paths.
  • Werner Heisenberg

    Werner Heisenberg

    Electron paths cannot be predicted, Electrons are found in electron clouds, not paths.
  • J.J. Thomson

    J.J. Thomson

    He conducted the cathode-ray tube experiment, His theory of the atomic structure lead to the “plum-pudding” model, There are small, negatively charged particles inside an atom.
  • Ernest Rutherford

    Ernest Rutherford

    Electrons move in empty space in the atom, He conducted experiments in combining elements, He conducted the gold foil experiment, Most of an atom’s mass is in the nucleus, There is a small, dense, positively charged nucleus.
  • Niels Bohr

    Niels Bohr

    Electrons jump between levels from path to path, Electrons travel in definite paths.