Jan 25, 2015
In parallel with the chemical research being done to provide support for an atomic theory of matter, there was also work being done in the discipline of physics. In this episode we discuss developments in the fields of thermodynamics and kinetic theory that supported the idea of atoms moving through a void.
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Jan 18, 2015
In this episode, developments in electrochemistry by Berzelius, Faraday, Arrhenius, Oswald, van't Hoft and Werner are discussed.
Jan 12, 2015
A discussion of the development of the periodic table beginning with Prout's protyle and ending with Mendeleev. Much of the material for this episode has been developed from Eric Scerri's, "The Periodic Table, Its Story and Its Significance."
Jan 4, 2015
This episode discusses the life and contributions of John Dalton with particular focus on his development of the Billard Ball model of the atom.