DEMOCRITUS

By: Bradley and Katelyn

Estimated to be around 460 BCE –

370 BCE

Abdera, Greece

He’s known as the father of modern science He spent his inheritance on travels to different

countries He died at the age of 90 He was also known for studying physics,

astronomy, zoology, botany, and medicine His mentor was Leucippus

• Babylon

• Egypt

• Ethiopia

• India

Traveled to:

He influenced many known PhilosophersAristotleTheophrastusDiogenes

Known Influences

Aristotle

Theophrastus

Diogenes

Atoms are indivisible and indestructible

All matter is made up of Atoms

Atoms can not be made or destroyed in chemical reactions

All Atoms of the same element are the same in mass, size, and physical property

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