This leads to a description of the development of the modern atomic theory as a result of the contributions of Democritus, Dalton, Thomson, and Rutherford. 01/03/2002 | Rating NR.

Jennifer Rampling traces the evolution of ideas of material essence and indivisibility in the centuries before modern atomic theory. Skip to main content Thank you for visiting nature.com.

It is traditional to locate Dalton's New System of Chemical Philosophy as a step — perhaps the greatest — in a long road to modern atomic theory that began with the ancient Greek atomists ...