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Timeline of the history of the atom

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HISTORY OF THE ATOM

TIMELINE OF THE

John Dalton

was the first complete attempt to describe all matter in terms of atoms and their properties

1766- 1844

J.J. Thomson

experiments with cathode ray tubes showed that all atoms contain tiny negatively charged subatomic particles or electrons

1856- 1940

Ernest Rutherford

is known for his pioneering studies of radioactivity and the atom

1871- 1937

Niels Bohr

The Bohr model shows the atom as a small, positively charged nucleus surrounded by orbiting electrons

1885- 1962

Erwin Schrödinger

The Schrödinger model assumes that the electron is a wave and tries to describe the regions in space, or orbitals, where electrons are most likely to be found.

1887- 1961