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Later Career
Early Career
That's him as a statue at New College
- Dalton's obsession with the atmosphere led him to the study of gases in which he developed Dalton's Law
- His research with gases led him to the study of all matter or chemistry
- His studies on matter led him to propose the Modern Atomic Theory
Modern Atomic Theory
- all matter is made of atoms
- each atom can be distinguished by their atomic weight
- atoms can't be created or destroyed
- Influenced by Democritus, an ancient Greek philosopher who was the first to propose the idea of atoms
- He was granted access to the lab, and he began studying meteorology
- He was obsessed with the atmosphere and weather patterns
- He was also very involved with color-blindness research as both him and his brother had the condition
References
- (n.d.). Retrieved November 17, 2015, from http://www.biography.com/people/john-dalton-9265201
- John Dalton | Chemical Heritage Foundation. (n.d.). Retrieved November 17, 2015, from http://www.chemheritage.org/discover/online-resources/chemistry-in-history/themes/the-path-to-the-periodic-table/dalton.aspx
- John Dalton. (n.d.). Retrieved November 17, 2015, from http://www.famousscientists.org/john-dalton/
Personal Facts
That's him
Educational Background
That's him again... alot younger
- Born on Sept. 6,1766, in Eaglesfield, U.K.
- Died on July 26,1844, in Manchester, U.K.
- Born into a poor Quaker family with two siblings
- Attended John Fletcher's Quaker grammar school
- Offered a teaching job at the same school at 12 years of age
- Remained there until 1793 when he bacame a tutor at New College in Manchester
The End
Modern Atomic Theory
John Dalton
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