Scientists Atomic Structure Contribution Description

John Dalton Modern Atomic Theory All matter was composed of

atoms

Jj Thompson Electrons A stable subatomic particle with

a charge of negative electricity

Max Planck Quantum Theory A theory of matter and energy

based on the concept of quanta,
especially quantum mechanics.

Ernest Rutherford Proton

A stable subatomic particle
“Father of Nuclear Science” occurring in all atomic nuclei,
with a positive electric charge

Neils Bohr Atomic Model Planetary model in which the

negatively-charged electrons
orbit a small, positively-charged
nucleus similar to the planets
orbiting the Sun

Erwin Schrodinger Wave Equation

A differential equation
“Father of Quantum Physics” expressing the properties of
motion in waves.

Marie Curie and Pierre Curie Theory of Radioactivity

Property of unstable atomic
nuclei to transform
Marie Curie “Pioneer of spontaneously.
Crystallography”

Henry Moseley Atomic Number The number of protons in the

Arnold Sommerfeld
Magnetic Quantum Number
nucleus of an atom, which is
characteristic of a chemical
element and determines its
place in the periodic table.
One of four quantum numbers in
atomic physics.

SPDF- names given to the

orbitals that hold the electrons in
atoms. 
James Chadwick Neutron A subatomic particle of about
the same mass as a proton but
without an electric charge.

Neutron - Last sub-atomic

particle