Democritus
We developed the first working atomic bomb but, GER. made up the idea.
The idea that led to the atomic theory of matter, was John Dalton.
By john Dalton in 1808
developed the idea that the atom was the smallest particle of matter
Reading Richard Rhodes books:The Making of the Atomic BombDark Sunshould give you a good idea.
Dalton proposed it in Dalton's atomic theory (i think)
Physicists world wide knew about the possibility for atomic power and atomic blast. They knew about it long before the Manhattan Project developed atomic power and atomic bombs. It was Physicist Einstien who wrote a letter to FDR to let him know there was evidence of the Germans looking into the idea of building an atomic bomb.
The automobile, air conditioning, airplane, alarm clock, answering machine and atomic bomb are ideas that people developed into an invention. They begin with the letter a.
Which is a "big idea" for matter and change? The universe is very old and very large. Forces cause changes in motion. The laws of nature have all been discovered. Atoms are the building blocks of all things.
its a matter of opinion, organic is safe for most people because it from nature.
john dalton develop an atomic theory in 1803, based on idea of the atomic exsiting
Chemistry developed from alchemy after the 1700s. It was the Alchemist observations and accidental discoveries that brought around modern chemistry.