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History of Atomic Theory

  • Democritus discovers the atom
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    Democritus discovers the atom

    DemocritusIn 400 B.C. Democritus discovers the Atom. He lived in Abdera, Greece
  • Period: 400 to

    Atomic Theory

    Timeline of the key figures in the world of Atomic Theory
  • John Dalton

    John Dalton

    John DaltonJohn Dalton reinstates Democritus' discovery of the atom. He lived in the UK
  • JJ Thomson

    JJ Thomson

    JJ ThomsonJJ Thomson discovered the Electron and isotopes. He lived in the UK
  • Niels Bohr

    Niels Bohr

    Niels BohrNiels Bohr made discoveries regarding Quanum mechanics. He made his own model of the atom in 1913. He lived in Denmark.
  • Ernest Rutherford

    Ernest Rutherford

    Ernest RutherfordErnest Rutherford discovered the Proton and developed his own model of the atom. He lived in New Zealand.
  • Werner Heisenberg

    Werner Heisenberg

    Werner HeisenbergWerner Heisenberg published a paper on Quantum Mechanics. He lived in Germany
  • James Chadwick

    James Chadwick

    James ChadwickJames Chadwick discovered the Neutron. He lived in the UK.