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Co-originator (with Leucippus) of the concept of the atom.
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With the work of Leucippus and Democritus ancient Greek philosophy reaches its zenith when the initial question of Thales after the true nature of matter culminated 180 years later in the subtle concept of atoms, which bears an amazing resemblance to the twentieth century's view of chemistry. Cheers.
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1. Atomism 2. Laughing--the ancients called him "the Laughing Philosopher" or "the Laughing Abderite" refering to his comeing from Abdera
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Democracy is probably the most commonly wrong answer?
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Democritus of Abdera is best known for his atomic theory of the universe, but also made significant contributions to the study of geometry.
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