The atom has been suggested as the smallest complete part of matter since the time of the ancient Greek philosophers but they did not have a clear picture of the nature of the atom or any possible structure because of limitations to their scientific knowledge. Dalton was a scientist who suggested in 1810 that the principal feature of atoms is that an element is a pure substance because it contains identical atoms. This was the first …showed first 75 words of 1185 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1185 total…society by saving people lives. In my opinion the knowledge of the atom has had an overall benefit to life on earth because it has lead us to make great advances in technology which has made our way of living much more easier and more reliable. However I think in the future applications of nuclear science should be based more on trying to cure diseases such as Parkinson's disease, Arthritis and any other incurable diseases.