The History of the Atomic Theory

NAME THE SCIENTIST

100

This scientist assumed that no one can predict the exact path an electron will follow as it moves around the nucleus.

LOUIE DE BROGLIE 

“Lwee duh Broy” 

200

This scientist explained how quantum jumps occur and the physical properties of particles. This scientist was awarded the 1932 Nobel Peace Prize in Physics for the "creation of quantum mechanics."

Werner Heisenberg

/ˈvɛrnər ˈhaɪzənbɜːrɡ/

300

This scientist theorized the quantum mechanical model of the atom. 

ERWIN SCHRODINGER

/ˈɛrviːn ˈʃrøːdɪŋər/

400

He explained that electrons move in fixed circular orbits (energy levels) around the nucleus.

Niels Bohr 

/niːls bɔːr/