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John Dalton
Solid Sphere model
In the 1800's an English chemist, John Dalton performed experiments with various chemicals that showed that matter, indeed, seem to consist of lumpy particles (atoms). -
Thompson
Plum Pudding Model
In 1897, J.J. Thomson discovered the electron and proposed a model for the structure of the atom. -
Rutherford
The Nuclear model
In 1911, Ernest Rutherford thought it would be cool to see inside of an atom. So he sort of probed an atom to try and look inside. -
Bohr
The Bohr Model
In 1912, Niels Bohr came up with a theory that said the electrons do not spiral into the nucleus and came up with some rules for what does happen. -
Schrodinger
Quantum Mechanics Model
In 1926, Erwin Schrödinger had an interesting idea: Why not go all the way with particle waves and try to form a model of the atom on that basis?
