Sasha Bespaly: Atomic Timeline

  • Plato
    440 BCE

    Plato

    He developed wide-ranging philosophical system, known as Platonism, and propsed that a 5th atomic type has to exist. britannica.com/summary/Plato
  • Democritus
    400 BCE

    Democritus

    He was the first person to describe invisible “atoms” as the basis of all matter. britannica.com/summary/Democritus
  • Robert Boyle

    Robert Boyle

    Started creating many chemical expirements, and defied the idea of an element. britanica.com/summary/Robert-Boyle
  • Antone Lavoisier

    Antone Lavoisier

    He formulated the principle of the conservation of mass. britannica.com/summary/Antoine-Lavoisier
  • The Alchemists

    The Alchemists

    The alchemists contributed to the Atomic theory by laying down the foundation of the Periodic Table of Elements prezi.com/t50cihtay12m/alchemy-and-its-contributions-to-the-atomic-theory
  • John Dalton

    John Dalton

    Created Dalton’s atomic theory. britannica.com/biography/John-Dalton/Atomic-theory
  • Billiard Ball Model

    Billiard Ball Model

    Was created by John Dalton. It showed atoms as hard, solid spheres. Similar to billiard balls therefore he used these balls as atom models. ck12.org/chemistry/daltons-atomic-theory/lesson
  • Amedeo Avogadro

    Amedeo Avogadro

    Showed that under controlled conditions of temperature and pressure, equal volume of gases contain an equal number of molecules (Avogadro Law). britannica.com/biography/Amedeo-Avogadro
  • Dmitri Mendeleev

    Dmitri Mendeleev

    He created the periodic table by arranging the elements ascending order of atomic wieght, and he created the Mendeleev theory. britannica.com/summary/Dmittri-Mendeleev
  • JJ Thomson

    JJ Thomson

    He discovered electrons. britannica.com/summary/J-J-Tomson
  • Pierre and Marie Curie

    Pierre and Marie Curie

    They theorized that uranium rays come from the elements atomic structure. britannica.com/summary/Marie-Сurie
  • Plum Pudding Model

    Plum Pudding Model

    This model represents a step in the development of the atomic theory, and it helped scientists understand that atoms are composed of smaller units of matter. universetoday.com/38326/plum-pudding-model/
  • Albert Einstein

    Albert Einstein

    He published an article on the photoelectric effect in which he demonstrated the particle nature of light. britannica.com/summary/Albert-Einstien
  • Robert Millikan

    Robert Millikan

    He studied the elementary electronic charge and the photoelectric effect. britannica.com/biography/RObert-Millikan
  • Ernest Rutherford

    Ernest Rutherford

    He found that the atom consists mostly of empty space with its mass concentrated in the nucleus. britannica.com/summary/Ernest-Rutherford
  • Neils Bohr

    Neils Bohr

    He was the first to apply the quantum theory to atomic and molecular structure, and his concept of the atomic nucleus helped with the understanding nuclear fission. britannica.com/summary/Neils-Bohr
  • Solar System Model

    Solar System Model

    Created my Niels Bohr. The model is a diagram of a atom consisting of protons, neutrons, and electrons. thehistoryoftheatomicmodel.weebly.com
  • Henry G. J. Mosely

    Henry G. J. Mosely

    He stablished the relationship between atomic number and the charge of the atomic nucleus. britannica.com/biography/Henry-Moseley
  • Erwin Schrodinger

    Erwin Schrodinger

    He made fundamental contributions to quantum mechanics. britannica.com/summary/Erwin-Schrodinger
  • Werner Heisenberg

    Werner Heisenberg

    He solved the problem of how to account for stationary discrete energy states of an anharmonic oscillator, which launched the development of quantum mechanics. britannica.com/summary/Werner-Heisenberg
  • Electron Cloud Model

    Electron Cloud Model

    This model is of an atom that is made up of small but massive nucleus surrounded by a cloud of rapidly moving electrons, and it says we can’t exactly know at any given time where an electron is. Though, more than likely to be in specific areas. nuclear-power.com/nuclear-power/reactor-physics
  • James Chadwick

    James Chadwick

    He discovered nuetrons. britannica.com/biography/James-Chadwick