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Dalton
His interest in meteorology led him to his view of atomism. John Dalton experimented with gases in the nineteenth century. All matter is made of atoms. Atoms are indivisible and indestructible. Compounds are formed by a combination of two or more different kinds of atoms. -
Maxwell
Maxwell's most outstanding achievement was to find the classical theory and formulas of electromagnetic radiation, which brought together for the first time electricity, magnetism, and light. He demonstrated that electric and magnetic fields travel through space as waves move at the speed of light. -
Thompson
Thomson was interested in atomic structure. J.J. Thomson discovered electrons and noticed that an atom can be divided. He also concluded that atoms are made of positive cores and negatively charged particles within it. He developed the Plum Pudding Model before the atomic nucleus was discovered. His model shows that the electrons are surrounded by a "pudding" of positive charges to balance the negative charges. Today, J.J. -
Curie
Marie Curie founded two new elements, geranium and polonium in 1898. She developed methods to separate radium from radioactive resides. She received many awards and honors for her scientific ideas and discoveries. Including two Nobel Prizes, Davy Medal of Royal Society. -
Rutherford
Rutherford's discoveries allowed scientists to learn more about the world we live in and who we are. Atoms are in every living thing, and with information like this, and information that can be gained in the future, we can learn more about our small part in the universe. He discovered that the nuclei of certain light elements, such as nitrogen. -
Bohr
Bohr succeeded in working on a picture of atomic structure that, with later improve and it still serves as clarification on the physical and chemical properties of the elements. His discovery was that there are two protons and two neutrons in the nucleus an there are two electrons that fit on the first electron shell.
