what is the name of the scientist who discovered the electron? a. niels bohr b. john dalton c. j.j. thompson d. robert millikan
Rutherford and Bohr describe atomic structure1913. Photo: Niels Bohr's research notes for his new atomic theory. In 1911, Niels Bohr earned his PhD in Denmark with a dissertation on the electron theory of metals. Right afterwards, he went to England to study with J.J. Thomson, who had discovered the electron in 1897.