Atom

History of Atomic Theory by Jodie Sweatman

  • Dalton

    Dalton

    Used spherical solid atoms based upon measurable properties of mass.
  • J.J Thompson

    J.J Thompson

    Discovered the electron
  • Rutherford

    Rutherford

    An atom must have almost all of its mass concentrated at its center, in a nucleus.
  • Bohr

    Bohr

    Orbit the nucleus without losing energy
  • Chadwick

    Chadwick

    Identified the neutron.
  • Modern Atom- Heisenburg/Schrodinger

    Modern Atom- Heisenburg/Schrodinger

    Quantum theory has shown us that the electrons although they are particles also exhibit properties of waves.