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It was only relatively recently we figured started to understand some sort of model of what the inside of the atom is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plum_puddin
by NegativeLatency 2y ago
It was only relatively recently we figured started to understand some sort of model of what the inside of the atom is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plum_pudding_model https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plum_pudding_model
- xdavidliu 2y agohow is this recent? This was like 1900.
- gavindean90 2y agoThat’s more than a hundred years after Franklin.
- zer00eyz 2y agoRome was about 2500 years ago. The first recorded name, 5000 years. Oldest human structures 10k years. Humans, about 130k years. Our oldest "ancestors" 300-400k. 3.7 billion years. For you, not so recent. In the grand scheme of things it was a heartbeat ago.
- kevin_thibedeau 2y agoThe Nobel prize for proving the existence of molecules was awarded in 1926. Less than 100 years ago. Our understanding of physical chemistry is extremely recent.
- oneshtein 2y agoIn the absence of firsthand accounts, historical sources become our sole means of understanding past events. This transition typically occurs within two generations, or roughly 50 years, of the event's occurrence.
- sethev 2y agoThe oldest living person today was born the same year Thomson published The Corpuscular Theory of Matter in 1907. So a long time ago in one sense, but not so long in the scheme of things.