Models of the atom at Seascale

 

The John Dalton way is marked by a symbol based on the Solar System model of the atom. Dalton is credited with cementing the modern idea of the atom. Since his day there have been many different models. I'm fond of the Plum Pudding model because it's an excuse to heat up some Christmas Pudding. The Solar System model is the easiest to picture and I like it for that reason. True ideas based on Bohr and Quantum Theory are exciting but hard to visualise and draw!