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Democritus

Atomic Structure

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    Democritus birth

    Democritus birth
    Born in Abdera, Thrace. He created atomic theory, the idea that all things are made up of atoms, very small particles. Democritus is said to be the "father of modern science"
  • John Dalton birth

    John Dalton birth
    Original model of the atom. Atomic theory. Model looked like a circle. Atomic theory and color blindness.
  • Antoine_Lavoisier birth

    Antoine_Lavoisier birth
    Influenced chem and biology. Father of modern chemistry. Changed science from qualitative to quantitative. Discovered the role oxygen plays in combustion. Proposed phlogiston theory. Constructed the metric system.
  • Joseph Louis Proust

    Joseph Louis Proust
    Discovered law of constant composition. Chemical reactions matter isn't created or destroyed.
  • Michael Faraday

    Michael Faraday
    contributed to the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. established the basis for the concept of the electromagnetic field in physics. Invented electromagnetic rotary devices. discovered benzene, compounds made from carbon and chlorine, C2Cl6 and C2Cl4,
  • Joseph John "J. J." Thomson,

    Joseph John "J. J." Thomson,
    Subatomic particles. Plum pudding model. Electrons.
  • Ernest Schrodinger

    Ernest Schrodinger
    Quantum theory. formulated the wave equation. Current model.
  • Louis de Broglie

    Louis de Broglie
  • Marie & Pierre Curie

    Marie & Pierre Curie
    Discovered radioactivity with Henri. Married. Studied magnetism. Studied effect of tempeture on paramagnetism.
  • Henri Becquerel

    Henri Becquerel
    Discovered radioactivity with Marie and pierce. Standard unit for radio activity is named after him.
  • Albert Einstein

    Albert Einstein
    General theory of relativity. Quantum mechanics. Mass-energy equivalence formula, e=mc^2. Established quantum theory.
  • Ernest Rutherford

    Ernest Rutherford
    [discovered atoms are mostly empty space. Nucleus. Used the gold foil.
  • Robert A. Millikan

    Robert A. Millikan
    measurement of the elementary electronic charge. Measures path or water droplet with electric charge. multiple of the elementary electric charge. Oil dropplet famous.
  • Niels Bohr

    Niels Bohr
    Circular rotation pattern. Fixed energy levels for electrons.
  • Otto Hahn

    discovery of nuclear fission
  • Lisa Meitner

    Lisa Meitner
    Worked with Otto on fusion. Was ignored by the noble peace prize committee.
  • James Chadwick

    James Chadwick
    Discovered the neutron.
  • Glen T. Seaborg

    Glen T. Seaborg
    discovery and investigation of ten transuranium elements.
  • Aristotle born

    Aristotle born
    Opened the Lyceum. Studied biology. Systematic concept of logic. Objective to come up with universal process of reasoning.