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Atomic Theory
Describes how the atom was discovered -
J. Loschmidt
1865 Johann Josef Loschmidt measured the size of the molecules that make up air -
J.J. Thomson
J. J. Thomson, through his work on cathode rays in 1897, discovered the electron, and concluded that they were a component of every atom -
E. Rutherford
Nucleus was discovered -
N. Bohr
Electrons follow clearly defined orbits of specific energies -
L. de Broglie
Wavelike behavior of particles -
E. Schrodinger
Mathematical model that atoms are wavelike -
M Gell-Mann and G Zweig
Murray Gell-Mann and George Zweig in 1964 The quark model was introduced -
Fermilab
Top quark found at Fermilab
