Atomic Timeline

  • Plato
    430 BCE

    Plato

    He came up with the theory of vision.
  • Democritus
    400 BCE

    Democritus

    Came up with the atomic theory of the universe.
  • The Alchemists
    800

    The Alchemists

    The Alchemists were a group that believed all medals were made of Sulfer and Mercury.
  • Robert Boyle

    Robert Boyle

    He is known for Boyle's law. He researched gas being inversely
  • Antone Lavoisier

    Antone Lavoisier

    He was a French chemist. He researched quantative chemical experiments. He revolutionized chemistry. He reacted oxygen with inflammable air.
  • John Dalton

    John Dalton

    He introduced Atomic theory in chemistry.
  • Billiard Ball Model

    Billiard Ball Model

    Model of an atom.
  • Amedeo Avogadro

    Amedeo Avogadro

    Found that equal volumes of gases at the same temperature and pressure contain the same amount of molecules.
  • Dmitri Mendeleev

    Dmitri Mendeleev

    He came up with the periodic table.
  • JJ Thompson

    JJ Thompson

    He discovered the existence of the electron.
  • Pierre and Marie Curie

    Pierre and Marie Curie

    Found the existence of radium and polonium.
  • Robert Millikan

    Robert Millikan

    He found the magnitude of an electrons charge.
  • Plum Pudding Model

    Plum Pudding Model

    Made by JJ .Thompson. Shows atoms containing negatively charged subatomic particles or electrons.
  • Ernest Rutherford

    Ernest Rutherford

    He discovered the existence of the nucleus and atom.
  • Henry G. J. Mosely

    Henry G. J. Mosely

    Found the x-ray spectra of various chemical elements.
  • Solar System Model

    Solar System Model

    Made by Neils Bohr. New model of an atom.
  • Albert Einstein

    Albert Einstein

    Came up with the theory of relativity.
  • Neils Bohr

    Neils Bohr

    He came up with quantum theory and understanding atomic structure.
  • Werner Heisenberg

    Werner Heisenberg

    discovered that allotropic forms of hydrogen.
  • Erwin Schrodinger

    Erwin Schrodinger

    He formulated a wave equation that calculated energy levels of electrons.
  • Electron cloud model

    Electron cloud model

    Made by Erwin Schrodinger. It shows the position of an electron in an atom.
  • James Chadwich

    James Chadwich

    He proved the existence of neutrons.