2. DEVELOPMENT OF ATOMIC MODEL Plum Pudding Model -discovery of electron 1897- put forward the “plum pudding” model of the atom. The atom is like a sphere with small electrons embedded in a positively charged mass J.J Thompson (1856-1940) An atom is like a miniature billiard ball 1808- suggested that matter is made of tiny particles which are indivisible and indestructible John Dalton (1766-1844) Atomic Model Atomic Structure Scientist