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Aristotle (B.C.)
Aristotle said that atoms didn't exist, and his idea was widley accepted for a long time. He used scientific folts. "Timeline of the Atom." : Aristotle. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Feb. 2014. -
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Democritus (B.C.)
He discovered the atom by using theories from observations. He thought that the atom looked like a sphere with no subatomic particles. "Timeline of the Atom." : Democritus of Abdera. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Feb. 2014. -
Dalton
He showed that atoms existed, and his model showed what he thought atoms looked like. "Timeline of the Atom." : John Dalton- 1803, 1805, 1808. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Feb. 2014. -
Thomson
He discovered electrons through experiments, and he thought it looked like plum pudding. "Timeline of the Atom." : Joseph John Thomson- 1897. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Mar. 2014. -
Rutherford
He discovered that negatively-charged electrons scattered about in it like raisins in plum pudding. Experimental. "Timeline of the Atom." : Ernest Rutherford. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Feb. 2014. -
Bohr
He discovered that electrons orbit in set patterns.
Foil experiment. "Timeline of the Atom." : Niels Bohr. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Feb. 2014. -
Heisenburg & Schrodinger
He depicts the floating motion of the electrons, rather then them having a set path of travel; not definite. Mathematical models. "Timeline of the Atom." : Erwin Schrodinger. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Feb. 2014.