Dalton’s life
What is Eaglesfield?
The place where he was born
According to Dalton, all matter is made of these indivisible particles
Atoms
Dalton studied how these invisible substances combine in fixed ratios to form compounds.
Gases
Dalton imagined atoms as solid spheres, like these objects on a pool table.
billiard balls
Dalton studied this vision disorder, which he had himself.
Color blindness
What is Manchester?
This was the city where Dalton worked as a teacher and scientist.
When are atoms identical?
When atoms of the same element share the same size, mass, and properties
He showed that in a mixture, each gas contributes its own share of this measurable property.
Pressure
His model of atoms is known by this nickname.
Billiard ball model
What is Dalton’s estimated IQ?
180
What did Dalton did during the industrial revolution?
Dalton lived during this major historical period of innovation.
What method of measurement idea did Dalton used ?
Atomic weights
Dalton’s work explained why elements form predictable and repeatable combinations called these.
Chemical compounds
Dalton’s theory was the first to provide this type of explanation for the nature of matter.
Scientific model of atoms
The earliest idea of atoms came from philosophers in this ancient civilization.
Ancient Greece