Democritus


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Name: Democritus Date of Birth: 460 BC Death Date: 370 BC Place of Birth: Abdera, Greece Nationality: Greek Gender: Male Occupations: Natural Philosopher

Democritus didnt originate the atomic theory. He was one of the two founders of the atomic theory. He learned it from a man named Leucippus. Leucippus was Democrituses teacher and is the author of Big Cosmology but the book has since vanished. Some of the books contents can be described through Aristotle. Aristotle regarded Democritus as an important rival to natural philosophy. Democritus said that atoms are indestructible and completely full with no empty space. He said that since they are indestructible, atoms are eternal.

Atomic theory- The universe is composed of two element: the atoms and the void in which they exist and move.

He said that all things were composed of atoms; tiny particels that he assorted by tiny particles, imperceptible to senses, composed of the same matter but different size, shape, and weight. He was the first to suggest atoms were the basis of all matter.