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ATOMIC HISTORY

Published on Nov 18, 2015

All the atomic theorists, described and their contributions noted.

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

ATOMIC HISTORY

BY RYAN BRASHEAR

DEMOCRITUS

DISCOVERER OF THE ATOM
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DEMOCRITUS' CONTRIBUTIONS

  • Theorized that if you couldn't cut something forever.
  • Atom is made from the Greek word, atomos. which means "cant be devided.
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JOHN DALTON

ATOMIC THEORIST
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ATOMIC THEORY

  •  Everything is made of atoms.
  • Same element atoms are the same.
  • Atoms join with others to make new things.
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J.J. THOMSON

DISCOVERER OF ELECTRONS
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THOMSON'S DISCOVERYS

  • Created the plum-pudding model.
  • Discovered that atoms could be divided into electrons.
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ERNEST RUTHERFORD

THE  SPLITTER OF ATOMS
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CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY ERNEST

  • Created a new atomic theory.
  • Created another model of the atom.

NIELS BOHR

MOVER OF ELECTRONS

DISCOVERYS

  • Atom move in certain paths around the nucleus.
  • Atoms react to light.
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SCHRODINGER AND HEISENBERG

THE MODERN THEORISTS

CONTRIBUTIONS

  • Created the modern atomic theory.
  • Discovered electron clouds.