History of Atom Project

  • 460 BCE

    Democritus

    Democritus
    Lived in Greece and is known for forming the basic theory of an atom
  • Antoine Lavaiser

    Antoine Lavaiser
    He's helped manage and identify oxygen and hydrogen.
  • John Dalton

    John Dalton
    He was an English chemist. He began the atomic theory. Also known for looking upon the colour blindness
  • Louis De Broglie

    Louis De Broglie
    Lived in France. Studied at the university of paris. Made quantum theory.
  • J.J Thompson

    J.J Thompson
    He is known for being identified with electron. He is also the recipient of a Noble Peace Prize.
  • Max Planck

    Max Planck
    Germany was where he was raised. He discovered energy quanta and that won him his Nobel Peace Prize.
  • Marie Corie

    Marie Corie
    Most known for conducting pioneering research based on radioactive energy. Cause of death was due to radiation.
  • Robert Millikan

    Robert Millikan
    Known for being an American Experimental Physicist. Quotes like Fullness of knowledge always means some understanding of the depths of our ignorance.
  • Ernest Rutherford.

    Ernest Rutherford.
    From New Zealand. He's known for being the father of nuclear physics.
  • Albert Einstein

    Albert Einstein
    He's one of the most educated men in science. One of the greatest philosophers in science.
  • Neils Bohr

    Neils Bohr
    Known for atomic structure and quantum. Being a danish physicist.
  • Erwin Schrodinger

    Erwin Schrodinger
    Lived in Austria. Known for being a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
  • James Chadwick

    James Chadwick
    He's known for the major identification of the neutron. Studied at University of Cambridge.
  • Werner Heisenberg

    Werner Heisenberg
    Published work in 1925 in a breakthrough paper.