Atom

The History of the Atom by Harmony and Jaiwun

  • 400

    Democritus

    Democritus
    400 B.C.
    He believed there was a basic building block of matter.
    He based his theory off obervasations and natural curiosity. Bennet, Linda. "What Thompson Discovered." Thompson's Model. W3C, 2012. Web. 26 Feb. 2015.
  • Dalton

    Dalton
    He said stuff can broken down into smaller elements.
    Elements are atoms with different masses.
    Compounds are a combination of different elements. Bennet, Linda. "What Thompson Discovered." Thompson's Model. W3C, 2012. Web. 26 Feb. 2015.
  • Thompson

    Thompson
    Discovered the electron
    1856 - 1940
    He used the Cathode Ray Tube experiment. Bennet, Linda. "What Thompson Discovered." Thompson's Model. W3C, 2012. Web. 26 Feb. 2015.
  • Rutherford

    Rutherford
    1871 - 1937
    Discovered the nucleus
    He used gold foil experiment.
    Discovered alpha and beta waves Bennet, Linda. "What Thompson Discovered." Thompson's Model. W3C, 2012. Web. 26 Feb. 2015.
  • Schrodinger

    Schrodinger
    He used a mathmetical equation to discover the wave lenghts of atoms. Bennet, Linda. "What Thompson Discovered." Thompson's Model. W3C, 2012. Web. 26 Feb. 2015.
  • Bohr

    Bohr
    He made a subtle tweak to Rutherford's planetary model of the atom ...
    He used math to figure it out.
    Around 1992 ... Bennet, Linda. "What Thompson Discovered." Thompson's Model. W3C, 2012. Web. 26 Feb. 2015.