Atomic+Discoveries+from+years+450+to+1700

Democritus 460B.C.-370B.C. He created the first atomic theory and is considered the "father of modern science". His atomic theory stated that everything is created by small, indestructible things called atoms.

He was a Greek philosopher born in Abdera, Greece.

Hennig Brand 1630-1710

While attempting to create a philosopher's stone, an object that has the ability to turn other metals into gold, he created phosphorous by heating urine until it boiled. When the drops hit the ground, they caught fire. he caught the drops in the jar, covered the jar, then the liquid solidified into a metal, phosphorous.