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Atomic Timeline
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Lavoisier
Lavoisier conducted experiments that showed that respiration was essentially a slow combustion of organic material using inhaled oxygen. -
Dalton
Developed atomic theory. -
Proust
Created his own law called the law of definite proportions and also the elements. -
Thomson
Scottish chemist whose writings contributed to the early spread of Dalton's atomic theory. -
Crookes
Discovered the element thallium, helium, and inventor of Crookes radiometer. -
Becquerel
Discovered natural radio activity, as well as nuclear radiation. -
Millikan
Researched the measurement of the charge on the electron. -
Curie
Curie is known to the world as the scientist who discovered radioactive metals . -
Rutherford
Developed Rutherford's nuclear atom. -
Bohr
Contributed to understanding atomic structure and quantum mechanics. -
Moseley
Developed the application of x-ray specta to study atomic structures. -
Chadwick
Discovered the neutron.
