Search:
San Francisco Restaurants -
Restaurants -
Music -
Meta Web Search -
Meta Local Search -
News -
Quotes -
Encyclopedia -
Dictionary -
Images -
Blogs -
Videos
Home » Regional » Europe » United_Kingdom » England » Cumbria » Society_and_Culture » People Dalton, John
John Dalton, the son of a Quaker weaver, was born 6th September 1766, at Eaglesfield, Cockermouth, Cumbria, and died 27th July 1844, at Manchester. He was a British chemist and physicist who developed the atomic theory of matter and hence is known as one of the fathers of modern physical science.
| Dalton - biography of Quaker who discovered (and wrote about) condition. "Daltonism" is named after him. Includes sidebar about "Color Blindness"
Rate this
| | My Brother John - A 'biography' of John Dalton, by his 'brother', from the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation 1992 Summer Institute.
Rate this
| | John Dalton - Comprehensive biography of the life of John Dalton, from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Rate this
| | John Dalton - Biography of Dalton, detailing his relationship with Manchester. One of the scientists in the 'Manchester Celebrities Science and Discovery' section of 'Manchester 2002'.
Rate this
| | Dalton's Law - Offers details information on the scientist's contribution to the field, with a special focus on his law of "Partial Pressures."
Rate this
|
Articles in this category:
- Dalton's law and diving - Dalton's law refers to the effects which partial pressure might have on divers. This law says that the pressure of mixed gases is equal to the pressure produced by the individual gas. It can also be explained by saying that the total pressure of a mixtur...
- Dalton's Law and Diving - Dalton's law refers to the effects which partial pressure might have on divers. This law says that the pressure of mixed gases is equal to the pressure produced by the individual gas. It can also be ...
|