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Development of Atomic Theory

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    John Dalton

    In 1803, Dalton announced that he had finally created the Daltons Law of Partial Pressure.
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    J.J. Thomson

    Thomson had started experimenting with cathode rays in the mid 1890's, and with the knowledge he had gained from reearch, he finally was able to recognize the electron
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    Earl Rutherford

    He came up with the first known concept of the nucleus. This was considered his greatest discovery to physics
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    Robert Milkan

    He contributed to the atomic theory that all electrons had the same charge
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    Neils Bohr

    He produced the first model of the atom
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    Irene Curie

    The work her and her husband did proved to be important, when they produced "artificial radiation"