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Research Links

These links are a place to start your research.

GALE - Atomic Theory
A history of Atomic Theory with models of the different stages of the theory
World Book - Democritus
Ancient founder of Atomic Theory - proposed the concept of Atoms
World Book - Dalton's Atomic Theory
An overview of Dalton's contributions to Atomic Theory
World Book - John Dalton
Proposed the basis of modern atomic theory
World Book - J J Thomson
Discovered isotopes and performed the first mass spectrometry
World Book - Ernest Rutherford
One of the founders of modern atomic theory
World Book - Niels Bohr
One of the founders of Modern Atomic Theory. Built on the work of Rutherford.
GALE - Bohr Model
Describes the model proposed by Niels Bohr for the atom.

Modern Atomic Theory

MANDATORY READ - Electron Clouds

Choose one or the other of these

GALE - Quantum Field Theory
Describes the modern theory of quantum mechanics
World Book - Quantum Field Theory

Optional reads

OPTIONAL - World Book - James Chadwick
Worked with Rutherford and discovered the neutron.
OPTIONAL - World Book - String Theory
OPTIONAL GALE - Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
Describes Heisenberg's uncertainty principle that is a foundation of quantum theory
OPTIONAL - GALE - Quark

Assignment Link

Videos to Watch

Below is a list of videos that may help you in your research. You do not have to watch all of them. They are there to give you information in a different way to reading it. It is up to you to decided which you want to watch.