Democritus, born circa 460 BC and died circa 370 BC, was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher from Abdera, primarily remembered for his formulation of an atomic theory of the universe. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Democritus ( dih-MOK-rih-təs; Greek: Δημόκριτος, Dēmókritos; c. 460 – c. 370 BC) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher from Abdera, primarily remembered today for his formulation of an atomic theory of the universe.
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Democritus (c. 460 - c. 370 BC) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher from Abdera, primarily remembered today for his formulation of an atomic theory of the universe.
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He is traditionally credited as the founder of atomism, which he developed with his student Democritus.
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