Developments of the Atom By funkytrekka Apr 6, 1600 Isaac Newton Atoms are linked together by forces Period: Apr 6, 1600 to Apr 6, 2011 Modern Developments on theories of Atoms Apr 6, 1820 John Dalton Pictured atoms as solid spheres surrounded by heat Apr 6, 1840 Lord Kelvin Lord Kelvin suggested that atoms have 'rings of electricity'