Chemistry Atomic Theory Scientists

This scientist believed that electrons had a fixed path of energy. His model of the atom is known as the planetary model.

Bohr

This scientist discovered the neutron

Chadwick

This scientist is well known for his gold foil experiment, where he discovered the positive neutron

Rutherford

A Greek philosopher who coined the word for the atom. He believed atoms were indivisible and indestructible.

Democritus

The scientist who discovered the proton

Goldstien

The famous scientist discovered the electron through his cathode ray tube experiment. His model of the atom was called the Plum Pudding Model.

This scientist discovered the electron cloud model of the atom.

Schrodninger

This scientist came up with four major theories about the atom. One of them was that atoms combine in whole number ratios