Personally I believe that the discovery of the atom was an important discovery for the world. With the discovery we are now able to answer questions we never even thought to ask. We're also answering questions that some people asked a long time ago. We can now use our vast knowledge of the atom to measure stars and be able to tell you what stars are made of. The discovery of the atom also helped us find our periodic table of elements. The periodic table of elements is a huge scientific chart that shows important facts with the help of its formation. There has been a lot of constant scientific research to create the periodic table of elements and what it is today. The idea of ​​the atom dates back to ancient Greece. What is sad is that the idea of ​​a philosopher was rejected by the rest of the philosophers of the time. Philosophers like Aristotle. The ancient Greeks did not have all the modern technology we have today and were not equipped to test their atomic theory. The theory they had was that if you kept dividing something, the smallest living thing had to be an atom. The next big step in the discovery of the atom was the scientific test that proved the existence of the atom. After the discovery of the atom we had the discovery of subatomic particles. With the discovery of subatomic particles came research, which arose from experiments conducted to discover more about subatomic particles. Thanks to this research we discovered that most of the weight of an atom comes from its nucleus. With the gold foil experiment, experimented by Ernest Rutherford, he discovered the existence of the positively charged nucleus. He proved that during the experiment, a small fraction of the photons present in the middle of the paper believe that a particle of the Higgs boson really exists. I know they haven't found it yet, but there is a lot of evidence to prove that a Higgs boson particle exists. We as a scientific community did not use the right experiments to find the particle. There are many things that, when put together, prove the lack of the Higgs boson particle. I think that's enough evidence that the particle is there, we just need to find it. Works Cited Achenbach, Joel. "At the center of all matter." National geographic. National Geographic magazine, March 2008. Web. October 26, 2012. "The Atom." Think Quest. Oracle Education Foundation and Web. October 27, 2012."LHC." CERN. European Organization for Nuclear Research, nd Web. 26 October 2012.Goodbye, Dennis. “Physicists find elusive particle seen as key to the universe.” The New York Times 4 July 2012: n. page Network. October 27. 2012.