John Dalton

John Dalton (September 6, 1766 – July 27, 1844) was a British chemist and physicist, born at Eaglesfield, near Cockermouth in Cumberland. He is most well known for his advocacy of the atomic theory.

Bibliography

• Henry, Life of Dalton, Cavendish Society (1854)
• Angus Smith, Memoir of John Dalton and History of the Atomic Theory
• Roscoe and Harden, A New View of the Origin of Dalton's Atomic Theory (1896)
• DM Hunt, KS Dulai, JK Bowmaker, JD Mollon, "The chemistry of John Dalton's color blindness." Science Feb 17 1995