Scientists that contributed in atomic theory

  • John Dalton

    John Dalton

    Proposed his modern theory of atom. He said that:
    1 - Elements are made of extemely small particles, called atoms
    2- Atoms of a given element are identical in size, mass, and other properties; atoms of different elements differ in size, mass, and other properties.
    3- Atoms cannot be subdivided, created, or destroyed.
    4- Atoms of different elements combine in simple whole-number ratios to form chemical compounds.
    5- In chemical reactions, atoms are combined, separated, or rearranged.
  • Thomas Young

    Thomas Young

    He did some contributions science on the subject light. He figured out the wave theory of light.
  • Amedeo Avogadro

    Amedeo Avogadro

    At a specific temperature and pressure equal volumes of two gases will contain the same number of atoms.
  • Sir William Crookes

    Sir William Crookes

    First person to investigate cathode rays
  • JJ Thomson

    JJ Thomson

    JJ Thomson identified the existance of electrons. His theory stated that atoms were round. Plum pudding model
  • Albert Einstein

    Albert Einstein

    He found a way to prove atoms exist by using his quantum physics theories
  • Ernest Rutherford

    Ernest Rutherford

    During the gold foil experiment rutherford found the nucleus and named the proton
  • Niels Bohr

    Niels Bohr

    Based on Rutherfords model he applied quantum theory assuming electrons moved in stationary orbits.
  • Henry Moseley

    Henry Moseley

    He provided a experimental evidence to Niels Bohr's theory,
  • Max Planck

    Contributed to Quantum Theory
  • Louis De Brogile

    Louis De Brogile

    He developed the thesis to wave mechanics.
  • Erwin Schrödinger

    Erwin Schrödinger

    He made a mathematical model using a combination of wave behaviour equations and Louis de Brogile equations.
  • Werner Heisenberg

    Werner Heisenberg

    He discovered the Uncertainty Principal which states that excact location and energy of an electron can not be determined.
  • James Chadwick

    James Chadwick

    Proved the existance of neutrons