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Democritus was born in Abdera, Greece, in 460 BCE.
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Democritus, the Greek philosopher, suggested that all matter was formed of different types of tiny discrete particles and that the properties of this particle also determined the properties of matter. The photo is the model Democritus came up with, however there are no protons, electrons or neutrons.
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Democritus believed that atoms were unbreakable into smaller parts. This is why he named it an atom, which in Greek means 'Indivisable'.
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Democritus died at around ages 90, and he had published over 70 books in his lifetime. He enjoyed travelling to different places, and he was never married. He had two siblings called Herotodus and Damastes, and his family was very wealthy.
