John Dalton was born in England in 1766. He was the son of a weaver and attended a Quaker school. He was intelligent at a very early age; he even began teaching at the Quaker school at the age of 12. Unfortunately, the wages were so small that Dalton had to become a farmer for the rest of his childhood. In 1781, Dalton joined his older brother and again became a teacher in Kendal, England. Within a few …showed first 75 words of 1153 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1153 total…But with no wife or children, he had only himself to support. All he demanded in his life was food and science. He led a quiet life but had many friends John Dalton suffered a stroke in 1837. The following year brought another, which impaired his speech. A final stroke came on July 26, 1844. He died the next day. A public funeral was held and over 40,000 came to pay tribute to the Father of Modern Physical Science.