Atoms
How many times can one cut a piece of gold in half? A Greek
philosopher named Democritus was the first in a long line of scientists and
mathematicians to try to answer this very difficult question. Around 450
BC, Democritus stated that all mater was composed of particles that he
called atomos (where the English word atom comes from) and that these
particles could not be cut. This went against the present day theory of
Aristotle which was that matter could be cut infinitely. Unfortunately for
Democritus, his theory was not accepted in his lifetime.
John Dalton came up ....
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