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Jan 1, 1520
The Elixer of Life
The elixer of life is a chemical concoction that wpuld make people become immortal that alchemists tried to create. No one ever succeed in making one. (http://www.columbia.edu/itc/chemistry/chem-c2507/navbar/chemhist.html) (http://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&hl=en&source=hp&biw=1024&bih=389&q=elixir+of+life&gbv=2&oq=elixer&aq=1s&aqi=g-s10&aql=1&gs_sm=c&gs_upl=4181l5522l0l8674l6l6l0l0l0l0l281l1044l0.1.4l5l0) -
Robert Boyle
considered the father of chemisrty. published many works including "The Sceptical Chemist" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Boyle#Important_works) -
First "Periodic Table"
A list of 33 chemical elements was published by Antoine Lavoisier. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periodic_table#History) -
Radiation Discoveries
Ultraviolet radiation is discovered by Johann Ritter.
Infared radiation is dicovered by Sir William Hershel. (http://www.radiation-scott.org/timeline/table.htm) -
Dalton proposes the atomic theory.
States that, "(1) all matter was composed of small indivisible particles termed atoms, (2) atoms of a given element possess unique characteristics and weight, and (3) three types of atoms exist: simple (elements), compound (simple molecules), and complex (complex molecules)." (http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/Dalton.html) -
Joseph John (J.J.) Thomson
Discovered the electron and isotopes. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._J._Thomson) -
Lethal Xrays
W.H. Rollins proves that mammals die when exposed to xrays. (http://www.radiation-scott.org/timeline/table.htm) -
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Neils Bohr
contributed to atomic structure and quantum mechanics (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niels_Bohr#Contributions_to_Physics_and_Chemistry)
