DEMOCRITUS (460-370 BCE)
Everything is composed of “atoms”,
which are physically indivisible.
Between atoms, there lies empty space.
The solidity of a material
corresponded to the shape of the
atoms involved.
Influenced others like the Roman
philosopher Lucretius in the 1st
century CE and other scientists
during the Scientific Revolution. (jan 1, 460 BC – jan 1, 370 BC)