As is often the case, the East and the West recognize different people as the "father" of a modern field of knowledge.
In the West, John Dalton (1766 - 1844) is generally accepted as the father of modern atomic theory.
In the East, Roger Joseph Boscovich, S.J (1711-1787) is accepted as the father of modern atomic theory.
Of course, about 430 BC the Greek philosopher Democritus said that any one thing was made up of tiny elements of all other things but that it was made up mostly of the elements of the thing they appeared to be. For example, bread was made up tiny elements of water, blood, stone, metal, etc but was mostly made up of tiny bread elements which is why we see it as bread, so the idea has been around a long time.
His name was Leucippus, a Greek philosopher, and a student named Democritus. They first theorized that there must a a tiny particle that could not be broken down and named this particle after their group. However, it wasn't until after Newton's time that this theory was confirmed because Aristotle's theory of elements kept thwarting them.
John Dalton is usually credited as the father of modern atomic theory, although there were various earlier atomic theories proposed by the ancient Greeks and by Roger Boscovich. Dalton's theory was based on the finding that there are integer element ratios in chemical reactions, so it could be used to explain and predict chemical reactions. The earlier theories were more about abstract principles.
Otto Stern (1888-1969): The founding father of experimental atomic physics
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The scientist that designed the atomic theory is Thomas Jefferson.
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Louis de Broglie was a French scientist who's hypothesis helped the present day theory of the atomic sturcture and won himself the Nobel Prize of Physics.
Lavoisier is not known for an atomic theory.
he did not develop anything regarding the 'atomic theory' for he was against that theory.
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They didn't help with atomic theory, they created it.
The scientist that designed the atomic theory is Thomas Jefferson.
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Probably Neils Bohr
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John Dalton.. :))
J.J Thomoson was the one that published it
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