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Developed classical atomism, theorized that particles of matter moved through empty space.
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Recognized that ordinary material things are composed of multiple substances.
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Ancient art form that people used who believed they could turn any substance into gold, prolong life and cure illness.
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Discovered Boyle's law, states that the volume of a gas decreases with increasing pressure and vice versa.
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Dalton invented the standard unit for atomic mass, the Dalton.
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He conducted the Cathode Ray Tube experiment, and discovered electrons.
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Mendeleev is considered to be the most important contributor to the periodic table, as he arranged them in groups based on similarities.
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Rutherford shot a beam of tiny particles at a sheet of gold foil, and discovered most of the space in an atom is empty
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Geiger invented the Geiger Counter which is a device used for counting atomic particles.
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Milikan conducted the oil drop experiment, proved that there was a smallest unit of charge.
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Proposed a theory for the Hydrogen atom that electrons should move around the nucleus in prescribed orbits.
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