came to Estes Park from Haxtun Hospital District in Haxtun, Colorado, where he served as the Director of Human Resources. He received his degree from the University of Northern Colorado in Political Science.
Noun. 1. atom - (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element. substance-the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists; DNA is the substance of our genes.
Atomic theory is the idea that matter is made up of little units called atoms. When the ancient Greek philosopher Democritus came up with the idea in the 5th century BC, is was originally meant to refer to indivisible units. As of 1897, the British scientist J.J. Thomson discovered that atoms are in fact made up of smaller particles.