'''John Dalton''' proposed that all matter is composed of [[atom]]s. He also proposed the ideas of [[element]]s and [[compound]]s. He was the first since [[Democritus]] in ancient times to do so. | '''John Dalton''' proposed that all matter is composed of [[atom]]s. He also proposed the ideas of [[element]]s and [[compound]]s. He was the first since [[Democritus]] in ancient times to do so. |