Leucippus founds Atomism (oct 9, 440 BC – oct 9, 430 BC)
Description:
The ancient Greek atomists theorized that nature consists of two fundamental principles: atom and void. Unlike their modern scientific namesake in atomic theory, philosophical atoms come in an infinite variety of shapes and sizes, each indestructible, immutable and surrounded by a void where they collide with the others or hook together forming a cluster. Clusters of different shapes, arrangements, and positions give rise to the various macroscopic substances in the world.Added to timeline:
Date:
oct 9, 440 BC
oct 9, 430 BC
~ 10 years