Atom

History of an Atom

By LeeaTB
  • John Dalton Atomic Theory

    John Dalton Atomic Theory
    His theory was that atoms have small elements and he imagined them like a tiny ball. He also researched about color blindness since him and his brother were both color blind.
  • JJ Thompson Atomic Theory

    JJ Thompson Atomic Theory
    His theory was that the atom was made up of positive particles. From all this work he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906 for Physics.
  • Hantaro Nagaoka Atomic Theory

    Hantaro Nagaoka Atomic Theory
    He pictured an atom like Saturn so he made a planetary model, that was based on Saturn’s rings. Also, he got a Bachelor’s degree in physics from the University of Japan in 1887.
  • Ernest Rutherford Atomic Theory

    Ernest Rutherford Atomic Theory
    Hia theory was that the nucleus is positive surrounded by negative electrons. From his research he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for Chemistry in 1908.
  • Niels Bohr Atomice Theory

    Niels Bohr Atomice Theory
    His theory was that an atom was a nucleus surrounded by orbits with electrons on them. He has an element named after him Bohrium (Bh) No. 107.
  • G.N. Lewis Atomic Theory

    G.N. Lewis Atomic Theory
    His theory was about the placement of the electrons on each orbit. He received a degree in Chemistry at Harvard University.
  • James Chadwick Atomic Theory

    James Chadwick Atomic Theory
    He discovered neutrons of the atom. Also, he was awarded the Nobel Peace prize in 1935 for Physics.