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Jan 1, 1000
Democritus
Democritus was the first person to propose the idea that matter was made up of tiny individual particles called atoms. He did this sometime between 460 B.C and 370 B.C. -
Jan 1, 1000
Aristotle
Sometime between 384 B.C and 322 B.C, Aristotle rejected the atomic theory entirely becaue it did not agree with his own ideas on nature. -
Joseph Proust
Joseph Proust conducted many tests on chemical substances. -
John Dalton
John Dalton marked the beginning of the development of the modern atomic theory. He was also the creator of Dalton's Atomic Theory. -
Amedeo Avagadro
Amadeo Avagadro hypothesized that equal volumes of gases at the same temp and pressure contain equal numbers of molecules. His hypothesis led to more discoveries within science. -
Antonie Lavoisier
Antonie Lavoisier is noted for his discovery of the role oxygen plays in combustion. -
William Crooaks
In 1861, William Crooaks found the element named thallium. -
Henri Becquerel
Henri Becquerel discovered radio activity. -
J.J. Thomson
J.J. Thomson did an original study of cathode rays culminating in the disovery of the electron. -
Madame Curie
Madame Curie discovered polonium and radium. -
Max Planck
Max Planck originated the quantum theory. -
Ernest Rutherford
Ernest Ritherford is the man who split the atom. -
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein came up with the famous equation E=mc^2. (^2 means to the power of two, so squared.) -
Robert Millikan
In 1913, Robert Millikan published the value of the electronic charge. -
Battle Of Amiens
On August 11, 1918, the Battle of Amiens ended. This battle was a part of WW I. The Allieds beat Germans in this battle. -
Niels Bohr
Niels Bohr is an atomic physicist that figured out the atomic structure and won a nobel prize for it. -
Erwin Schrodinger
Erwin Schrodinger had the great discovery of Schrodinger's wave equations. -
Louis De Broglie
Louis De Broglie received the Nobel Prize for physics and his discovery of the wave nature of electrons. -
Henry Moseley
Henry Moseley demonstrated that atomic numbers were not arbitrary, but had a physical basis that could be measured. This is also known as Moseley's Law. Due to this, elements were put in the correct order on the periodic table. -
James Chadwick
James Chadwick proved the existence of the neutron. -
Werner Heisenberg
Werner Heisenberg is known for is theroy of quantum mechanics. This theory resulted in forms of hydrogen. He also recieved a Nobel Prize for Physics. -
Temperature World Record
On August 11, 1933, the temperature reached 136 degrees F. This happened in San Luis Potos¡, Mexico. This is a world record. -
Summer Olympics.
On August 11, 1948, the Summer Olympics opened in London. -
King of Jordan
Hussein was proclaimed King of Jordan. This happend on August 11, 1952. -
Beach Boys
The Beach Boys release "Surfin' Safari" on August 11th in 1962. -
August 11, 1978 Funeral of Pope Paul VI
The funeral of Pope Paul VI took place on August 10, 1978. -
Carl Lewis
In 1984, Carl Lewis duplicates Jesse Owens'(in 1936) Olympic gold metal wins in track. -
Nightmare on Elm Street
"Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child" premiers on this day in 1989. -
The Mall of America
The Mall of America, the biggest shopping mall in the country, opened in Bloomington, Minnesota. This happened on August 11th in 1992. -
Earthquakes in Asia
On this date in 2009, two strong eathquakes hit Asia. The eathquakes measured a magnitude of 7.6. This killed one person, and injured dozens.
