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The story of the atom

By johisa1
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    Aristotle

    Aristotle
    Aristotle did not believe in the Atom Theory discovered by democritus. Aristotle believed that all matter was made of the four elements, Fire, Earth, Air, and Water. He did not have any proof for his theory. The Atom Theory had no proof too. People believed Aristotle because Aristotle was one of the greatest minds.
  • John Dalton

    John Dalton
    John dalton was born. His father was a poor weaver who made just enough to feed his family.
  • John Dalton

    John Dalton
    John Dalton developed the atomic theory in 1800. He thought that the atom was the smallest unit of matter and could not be broken down. He thought that the atom was a sphere kind of like a marble. Dalton also calculated the atomic mass of atoms.
  • JJ Thomson

    JJ Thomson
    JJ Thompson discovered the electron using the cathode-ray tube.
  • JJ Thomson

    JJ Thomson
    In 1904, Thomspn thought the atom was a shere with electrodes around it. This was called plum pudding model.
  • Robert Millikin

    Robert Millikin
    Robert Millikin found the charge of a single electron. He did this by using hiis famous oil drop experiment.
  • Ernest Rutherford

    Ernest Rutherford
    Ernest Rutherford discovered the nucleas. He thought that the atom hada positive nucleus with negative electrons around it. he was also the student of JJ Thomson.
  • Ernest Rutherford

    Ernest Rutherford
    Ernest Rutherford used his gold foil experiment to prove his theory.