Who was awarded the Society 39 s Royal Medal for his atomic theory in 1826 ........

General Science (CHSL) Physics

Who was awarded the Society's Royal Medal for his atomic theory in 1826?

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SSC CHSL 9th June 2022 Shift-1

Albert Einstein

Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier

Roger Boscovich

John Dalton

- Option 1: Albert Einstein

- Not applicable for 1826 as he was born in 1879.

- Known for the theory of relativity, not atomic theory.

- Option 2: Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier

- A pioneering chemist, but active in the late 1700s.

- Contributed to the law of conservation of mass.

- Option 3: Roger Boscovich

- An 18th-century polymath who developed an early atomic theory.

- Less associated with the 19th-century Royal Medal.

- Option 4: John Dalton

- Developed the modern atomic theory.

- Awarded the Royal Medal in 1826 for his work on atoms.

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