atomic theory
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In 2019, he registered a trademark for an esoteric video game called “Bohrdom,” a “hybrid of a bullet hell and a racing game” based on atomic theory, in which electrons and protons compete.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2026
Manchester had been steadily attracting scientific prestige after John Dalton pioneered studies in atomic theory and colour blindness, while fellow student James Joule became a household name after his work in energy conservation.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2023
Note that the atomism alluded to here is different from what is referred to as atomic theory.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
The progress in chemistry in the 19th century depended on the atomic theory.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 5, 2018
Another philosophy vied with the atomic theory, and instead of posing such bizarre concepts as the infinite vacuum, it turned the universe into a cozy nutshell.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
