Research Links
These links are a place to start your research.
- GALE - Atomic TheoryA history of Atomic Theory with models of the different stages of the theory
- World Book - DemocritusAncient founder of Atomic Theory - proposed the concept of Atoms
- World Book - Dalton's Atomic TheoryAn overview of Dalton's contributions to Atomic Theory
- World Book - John DaltonProposed the basis of modern atomic theory
- World Book - J J ThomsonDiscovered isotopes and performed the first mass spectrometry
- World Book - Ernest RutherfordOne of the founders of modern atomic theory
- World Book - Niels BohrOne of the founders of Modern Atomic Theory. Built on the work of Rutherford.
- GALE - Bohr ModelDescribes the model proposed by Niels Bohr for the atom.
Modern Atomic Theory
Choose one or the other of these
- GALE - Quantum Field TheoryDescribes the modern theory of quantum mechanics
Optional reads
- OPTIONAL - World Book - James ChadwickWorked with Rutherford and discovered the neutron.
- OPTIONAL GALE - Heisenberg Uncertainty PrincipleDescribes Heisenberg's uncertainty principle that is a foundation of quantum theory
Further Reading
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.
Books on Atomic Theory
The Visual Dictionary of Chemistry
pg. 6-7
pg. 10-11
pg. 16-17
The Story of Science - Einstein Adds a New Dimension
Early Atomic Theory / Dalton
Pg. 17
JJ Thompson
Pg. 36-47
Rutherford
Pg. 59-69
Bohr
pg.105-125
Science 1001
Atomic Theory
pg. 62
The Elements
Modern Theories
pg. 12
A Guide to the Elements
pg. 7
pg. 10
Eyewitness Science - Chemistry
pg. 16-17
The Facts on File Dictionary of Chemistry
pg. 22
