Democritus (feb 15, 490 BC – nov 15, 460 BC)
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Democritus is a Greek scientist that believed that all matter is matter is made up of atoms, atoms cannot be divided, and different types of atoms are in different types of matter. He conducted experiments to find this information out.
Democritus loved to travel, and some believe that he travelled to learn from other scholars. Democritus had a great personality- in most of the paintings of him, he is laughing!
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History of the Atom Project
by Jessica Meidhof
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