john dalton
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John Dalton was an English chemist who came up with the idea of the Atomic Theory which said that all matter was composed of small indivisible particles called atoms. These atoms have unique characteristics and weights. He also said that three types of atoms exist: simple, compound, and complex. He performed experiments with various chemicals that showed that matter, indeed, seem to consist of elementary lumpy particles.