With the discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill, California in 1848 AD by James Marshall, the land of California immediately went from a Spanish-held territory to a part of the United States of America. The discovery instigated the flow of people (prospectors and immigrants) from all over ...
Sutter contributed this article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. In 1808, chemist John Dalton developed a very persuasive argument that led to an amazing realization: Perhaps all matter (i.e., stuff, things, objects) is made of tiny, little bits. Fundamental bits. ...