jan 1, 400 BC - Democtrius

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Discovered that matter is made up of atoms that are separated by empty space in which the atoms move around in.
Discovered that in order for anything to change, the formation of the atoms must change.
Discovered that the Properties of matter reflect the properties of atoms that the matter contains.
Democritus did not know what the atom looked like, only that it existed.

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