Atomism — An Outline of Discoveries and Theories
Gopi Krishna Vijaya
In this paper, Gopi traces the development of the ideas about the atom from the 17th century until the current day. He considers the changing models of the atom and the phenomena they are intended to explain. He shows how what one theoretically called “the atom” increased in complexity as scientists implemented different methods and made new discoveries about the properties of matter. This overview of the phenomena and the theories paves the way for a phenomenological understanding of this topic.