History Of The Atom Timeline Project Re
Democritus (460 B.C.) - an Ancient Greek philosopher who was born in Abdera, Thrace, Greece. He was an influential philosopher who formulated an atomic theory for the universe.
Antoine Lavoisier (1778 & 1783) - A French nobleman and chemist central to the 18th-century Chemical Revolution and a large influence on both the histories of chemistry and biology. He recognized and named oxygen in 1778 and hydrogen in 1783
Joseph Louis Proust (1799) - a French chemist which discovered each pure compound has its own characteristic elemental composition
John Dalton (December 1803) - An English chemist, meteorologist and physicist. He is best known for his pioneering work in the development of modern atomic theory.
Amedeo Avogadro (1811) - an Italian scientist. He is most noted for his contributions to molecular theory, including what is known as Avogadro's law
Michael Faraday (1831) – A British physicist and chemist, best known for his discoveries of electromagnetic induction and of the laws of electrolysis. His biggest breakthrough in electricity was his invention of the electric motor.
Dmitri Mendeleev (1869) - a Russian chemist and inventor. He formulated the Periodic Law, created his own version of the periodic table of elements, and used it to correct the properties of some already discovered elements and also to predict the properties of elements yet to be discovered.
J.J. Tomson (1897) - was a British physicist. He showed that cathode rays were composed of a previously unknown negatively charged particle, and thus is credited with the discovery and identification of the electron
Marie and Pierre Curie (April 1898) - Did considerable work in the investigations of radioactivity. They discovered two new elements: Polonium and Radium - the latter named for the radioactive glow visible in the dark.
Ernest Rutherford (1899) - a New Zealand-born physicist and chemist who became known as the father of nuclear physics. He is credited with the discovery of the Nucleus.
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Antoine Lavoisier (1778 & 1783) - A French nobleman and chemist central to the 18th-century Chemical Revolution and a large influence on both the histories of chemistry and biology. He recognized and named oxygen in 1778 and hydrogen in 1783
Joseph Louis Proust (1799) - a French chemist which discovered each pure compound has its own characteristic elemental composition
John Dalton (December 1803) - An English chemist, meteorologist and physicist. He is best known for his pioneering work in the development of modern atomic theory.
Amedeo Avogadro (1811) - an Italian scientist. He is most noted for his contributions to molecular theory, including what is known as Avogadro's law
Michael Faraday (1831) – A British physicist and chemist, best known for his discoveries of electromagnetic induction and of the laws of electrolysis. His biggest breakthrough in electricity was his invention of the electric motor.
Dmitri Mendeleev (1869) - a Russian chemist and inventor. He formulated the Periodic Law, created his own version of the periodic table of elements, and used it to correct the properties of some already discovered elements and also to predict the properties of elements yet to be discovered.
J.J. Tomson (1897) - was a British physicist. He showed that cathode rays were composed of a previously unknown negatively charged particle, and thus is credited with the discovery and identification of the electron
Marie and Pierre Curie (April 1898) - Did considerable work in the investigations of radioactivity. They discovered two new elements: Polonium and Radium - the latter named for the radioactive glow visible in the dark.
Ernest Rutherford (1899) - a New Zealand-born physicist and chemist who became known as the father of nuclear physics. He is credited with the discovery of the Nucleus.
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