atom timeline 2

By Juliana Alonso
  • LEUCIPPUS (460-379 BCE)
    460 BCE

    LEUCIPPUS (460-379 BCE)

  • DEMOCRITUS (480-420 BCE)
    480

    DEMOCRITUS (480-420 BCE)

    -Formulated an atomic theory for the universe.
    - Was a scholar of Leucippus
    - He said: “Everything is composed of atoms, atoms are indestructible; have always and will always be in motion, there are infinite numbers and kinds of atoms, which differ in shape and size.”