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The 2,400-year search for the atom - Theresa Doud

2014-12-08

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How do we know what matter is made of? The quest for the atom has been a long one, beginning 2,400 years ago with the work of a Greek philosopher and later continued by a Quaker and a few Nobel Prize-winning scientists. Theresa Doud details the history of atomic theory.

Lesson by Theresa Doud, animation by TED-Ed.


ARISTOTLE VERSUS DEMOCRITUS
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J.J. THOMSON WINS NOBEL PRIZE
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VISUALIZATION OF RUTHERFORD'S
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