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History of the Atom

  • John Dalton

    John Dalton
    Ancient Greek idea that atoms are indivisible, and compounds are combinations of different types of atoms
  • J. J. Thomson

    J. J. Thomson
    Discovered of electrons and won a Nobel Prize. Developed the Plum Pudding Model.
  • Ernest Rutherford

    Ernest Rutherford
    Discovered the atom is mainly empty space.
  • Niels Bohr

    Niels Bohr
    Created the Bohr Model