The greek philosopher Democritus was one of the first to suggest the existence of atoms

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Corinne Li

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5 February, 02:19

The greek philosopher Democritus was one of the first to suggest the existence of atoms

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Brianna Todd · Answer 1

The idea that all matter is made up of tiny, indivisible particles, or atoms, is believed to have originated with the Greek philosopher Leucippus of Miletus and his student Democritus of Abdera in the 5th century B. C. (The word atom comes from the Greek word atomos, which means "indivisible.")