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jan 1, 400 BC - Democritus

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Philosopher in ancient Greece who first came up with the idea of atoms. He reasoned that if you cut something in half again and again, eventually you would get to its smallest piece. He called that smallest piece “atomos” for “unbreakable”

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jan 1, 400 BC
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~ 2428 years ago

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