Dates are included for a frame of reference.
Around 400 B.C. Atomos => indivisible He suggested that all substance in the universe was made up of particles so tiny that nothing smaller was possible. He regarded those particles as unchangeable and indestructible, and as the only content of the universe.
1803 Atoms = small, dense, spheres Billiard Ball Model Atomic Theory
Tiny particles called atoms make up all elements Atoms of the same element are identical Compounds are made with whole number ratios of atoms Chemical reactions are when compounds are broken and reformed
1897 Discovered the electron, and they were negative Cathode Ray Tube experiment Plum pudding model Immobile electrons
1911 Gold Foil Experiment Discovered atom was mostly empty space Discovered the nucleus Dense, positive, small, in center Atomic Model
1913 Electrons were located in shells (fixed orbits) Electrons can move to other shells Planetary Model
1916 Oil-drop experiment Mass of an electron Exact charge of an electron
1926 Electron cloud of probability Electron Cloud Model
1932 Discovered the neutron