Democritis

Democritus (Somewhere between 494-404 BCE, exact date of discovery not known)

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Democritis was born in Greece in a town called Abdera, located on the coast of the Aeagean Sea in 494 BCE. He worked closely with Leucippus, with Leucippus being his mentor. Before he died in 404 BCE he was a leader in the chemistry world. (Gossin)

He is very important in the history of the atom because he introduced the concept of the atom. Although Leucippus was the first to come up with the concept Democritus came up with the atomic theory which put the idea into form. Democritis worked with Leucippus to completely overturn everything that the science world believed in. They came up with the terms which are still used today. (thebigview.com)

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