Together with his teacher Leucippus, he is regarded as having developed the atomist view, which held that matter is composed of indivisible smallest particles (atomos) and the void between them. Although this early theory was a philosophical explanation different from modern atomic theory, it constitutes an important stage in the history of thought concerning the structure of matter.
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Frequently asked questions
- What was Democritus and Atomism?
- Democritus was a Greek natural philosopher from Abdera who was active in the second half of the 5th century BCE.
- When did Democritus and Atomism happen?
- 440 BCE
- Where did Democritus and Atomism take place?
- Abdera