Democritus
Greek philosopher (c. 460–c. 370 BC)
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Updated 2026-05-29
Ancient Greek philosopher who theorized that everything is made of atoms—twenty-three centuries before science caught up. Wrote about everything from physics to ethics, mostly lost to time.
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Democritus was an Ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher from Abdera, primarily remembered today for his formulation of an atomic theory of the universe. Democritus wrote extensively on a wide variety of topics.
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