History of the Atom

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  • 440

    Democritus

    Coined the term atom
  • Lavoissier

    Law of consercation of mass
  • Proust

    Law of Definite proportions
  • Dalton

    First atomic theory
    solid ball model
  • Becqerel and Curie(s)

    Discovered radiation and radio activity
  • Thomson

    Discovered neutron
  • Rutherford

    Discovered nucleus and proton
    gold foil experiment
    nuclear model
  • Einstein and Planck

    Light has dual nature
    photoelectric effect experiment
  • Milikan

    Measured mass and charge of election
    oli drop experiment
  • Bohr

    Atomic emission spectra
    plantary model
  • Chadwick

    Discovered neutron
  • De Broglie

    Electron has dual nature
  • Heisenberg

    Uncertainty Principle
  • Schrodinger

    Wave equation
    cat experiment
    quantum model