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Scientists who helped develop the atomic theory

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  • John Dalton's birth

    John Dalton's birth
    John Dalton was born in Eaglesfield Cumberland one of 3 children.
  • Period: to

    Atomic theory development

    This started with the birth of John dalton to the death of Niels bohr
  • Manchester Literary and philosophical society

    Manchester Literary and philosophical society
    He was elected member of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical society.
  • Secretary

    Secretary
    Dalton became secretay of the Manchester Literary and philosophical society.
  • Meets Thompson

    Meets Thompson
    Talks about his atomic theory to Thomson
  • Atomic Theory

    Atomic Theory
    John Dalton published an atomic theory because he had researched into the atomic weights of hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, sulfur, and phosphorus,
  • John dalton suffers from a serious stroke

    John dalton suffers from a serious stroke
    A stroke left John Dalton recording his last meteorological observation.
  • His death

    His death
    John Dalton fell from his bed and was confirmed dead.
  • Birth of J.J Thomson

    Birth of J.J Thomson
    Joseph John Thomson is born in Cheetham Hill Manchester to Emma swindells and Joseph John Thomson. He had a brother named Frederick Vernon Thompson.
  • Earnest Rutherford is born

    Earnest Rutherford is born
    Born at spring groove, Nelson province, New Zealand
  • Cavendish professor

    Cavendish professor
    Joseph John Thompson became Cavendish Professor of physics. One of his students was Ernest Rutherford.
  • Niels Bohr is born

    Niels Bohr is born
    Niels Bohr was born in Copehagen. He was the son of Christian Bohr and his wife Ellen. Niels Bohr had a brother named Gerald Bohr.
  • Marriage

    Marriage
    J.J Thomson married Rose Elisabeth Paget, a physician and Regius Professor of Physic at Cambridge. He had a son George paget thomson and a daughter Joan paget thomson.
  • Birth of JJ thomson's first son

    Birth of  JJ thomson's first son
    George Paget Thomson, son of J.J thomson is born. He later receives a nobel prize in physics.
  • Philosohical Institute of Cantebury

    Philosohical Institute of Cantebury
    Earnest Rutherford Joined the Philosophical institute of Canterbury
  • Electrons

    Electrons
    Joseph John Thomson hypothesized that cathode rays produced in Crookes' tubes must be made of what he called "corpuscles", a single type of negatively charged particle which was given the name "electrons" in 1884.
  • World record

    World record
    Sets the world record for the distance 'wireless' waves were detected.
  • Radon

    Radon
    Earnest Rutherford discovers a radioactive gas, which was later named radon.
  • Rumford Medal

    Rumford Medal
    Earnest Rutherford was awarded the Rumford Medal, his first major science prize.
  • Plum Pudding model

    Plum Pudding model
    This Plum pudding model was proposed by J.J thomson. In this model, the atom is made of electrons surrounded by a positive charge to balance the electron's charge, like plums surrounded by pudding.
  • Nobel prize

    Nobel prize
    J.J thomson was awarded the nobel prize
  • Nobel prize

    Nobel prize
    Ernest Rutherford was Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
  • Physics

    Physics
    Niels Bohr achieves a master's degree in physics.
  • Nuclear Model

    Nuclear Model
    Earnest Rutherford Announces the nuclear model of the atom.
  • Meets Earnest Rutherford

    Meets Earnest Rutherford
    Met and worked with Ernest Rutherford in Manchester University.
  • Bohr model

    Bohr model
    He published his model of atomic structure called the Bohr model
  • Alchemist

    Alchemist
    Earnest Rutherford became the world's first successful alchemist after changing nitrogen into oxygen.
  • Neutron

    Neutron
    Earnest Rutherford Predicts the existence of the neutron.
  • Nobel prize

    Nobel prize
    Niels Bohr was awarded the nobel prize for his contribution to the structure of the atom.
  • Institute of Physics

    Institute of Physics
    Earnest Rutherford becomes the President of the Institute of Physics
  • Earnest Rutherford dies

    Earnest Rutherford dies
    Earnest rutherford dies
  • Death of Joseph John thomson

    Death of Joseph John thomson
    The cause of his death remains unidentified.
  • Atomic bomb

    Atomic bomb
    Niels bohr was arrested by the German police, helped escape by the Dannish police and later on taken to help with the top secret development of the atomic bomb.
  • Niels bohr dies

    Niels bohr dies
    He was aged 77