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jul 24, 1932 - James Chadwick

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The atom was believed to be composed of a positively charged nucleus surrounded by negatively charged electrons. James Chadwick bombarded beryllium atoms with alpha particle and then an unknown radiation was produced.

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jul 24, 1932
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~ 94 years ago