Democritus (jan 1, 460 BC – jan 1, 370 BC)
Description:
Democritus was the first person to think of the world in terms of atoms. To find the atom, he cut up pieces of sand until he couldn't cut a piece anymore. Said that atoms of all elements were the same. The only difference was the shape.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 460 BC
jan 1, 370 BC
~ 90 years