The atomic theory has evolved over time based on new discoveries. Early philosophers proposed that all matter is made of indivisible particles called atoms. In the early 1800s, scientists proposed that atoms of different elements have distinct properties and combine in fixed ratios. At the turn of the 20th century, experiments revealed internal structures of atoms including electrons, protons, and nuclei. Later work determined the composition and arrangement of these subatomic particles, leading to modern atomic theory that atoms are made of protons, neutrons, and electrons with electrons orbiting the nucleus.