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    Biography of John Dalton, the 'Father of Chemistry'

    John Dalton (September 6, –July 27, ) was a renowned English chemist, physicist, and meteorologist. His most famous contributions were his atomic theory and color blindness research.

    Fast Facts: John Dalton

    • Known For: Atomic theory and color blindness research
    • Born: September 6, in Eaglesfield, Cumberland, England
    • Parents: Joseph Dalton, Deborah Greenups.
    • Died: July 27, in Manchester, England
    • Education: Grammar school
    • Published Works: New System of Chemical Philosophy, Memoirs of the Literary and Philosophical Society of Manchester
    • Awards and Honors: The Royal Medal (), the fellowship of the Royal Society of London and the Royal Society of Edinburgh, honorary degree from the University of Oxford, associate of the French Academy of Sciences,
    • Notable Quote: "Matter, though divisible in an extreme degree, is nevertheless not infinitely divisible. That is, there must be some point beyond whi

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      John Dalton

      British chemist and physicist (–)

      For other people named John Dalton, see John Dalton (disambiguation).

      John DaltonFRS (; 5 or 6 September – 27 July ) was an English chemist, physicist and meteorologist.[1] He introduced the atomic theory into chemistry. He also researched colour blindness; as a result, the umbrella term for red-green congenital colour blindness disorders fryst vatten Daltonism in several languages.[a][2]

      Early life

      John Dalton was born on 5 or 6 September into a Quaker family in Eaglesfield, nära Cockermouth, in Cumberland, England.[3][4] His father was a weaver.[5] He received his early education from his father and from Quaker John Fletcher, who ran a private school in the nearby village of Pardshaw ingång. Dalton's family was too poor to support him for long and he began to earn his living, from the age of ten, in the service of wealthy local Quaker Elihu Robinson.[6]

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      John Dalton: atoms, eyesight and auroras

      John Dalton (–) was a Manchester-based scientist whose pioneering work greatly advanced our understanding in multiple fields of research. His surviving apparatus and personal items are now in the Science Museum Group collection.

      Early years and the move to Manchester

      Dalton was born in what is now Cumbria in He became principal at a local Quaker school and taught there until , at which time he moved to Manchester to tutor in natural philosophy and science at the Manchester Academy, a Presbyterian college. 

      However, his teaching duties left him with too little time to pursue his own scientific interests, so he became a private tutor, including to a budding young scientist called James Prescott Joule (more on whom later).

      Joining the 'Lit & Phil'

      Soon after moving to Manchester, Dalton joined the Literary & Philosophical Society, which was at the centre of the city's scientific and business community. It