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jun 8, 466 BC - Democritus' suggestion somewhere between 460-370 BCE

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Greek philosopher Democritus suggested that matter was not continuous but was made up of tiny, solid and unbreakable particles. He was the first to use the terms atomos meaning ‘indivisible’, from which the word atom comes from.

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The atom
All about the atom

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jun 8, 466 BC
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~ 2492 years ago
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