<P> John Dalton FRS ( / ˈdɔːltən / ; 6 September 1766 -- 27 July 1844 ) was an English chemist , physicist , and meteorologist . He is best known for proposing the modern atomic theory and for his research into colour blindness , sometimes referred to as Daltonism in his honour . </P>
<P> John Dalton FRS ( / ˈdɔːltən / ; 6 September 1766 -- 27 July 1844 ) was an English chemist , physicist , and meteorologist . He is best known for proposing the modern atomic theory and for his research into colour blindness , sometimes referred to as Daltonism in his honour . </P>
who is regarded as the father of modern atomic theory
who is regarded as the father of modern atomic theory
John Dalton
John Dalton