Democritus introduced the idea of indivisible atoms from "summary" of To Explain the World by Steven Weinberg
Democritus, an ancient Greek philosopher, proposed a revolutionary idea that would eventually shape the course of scientific thought for centuries to come. At a time when the prevailing belief was that all matter could be infinitely divided into smaller and smaller pieces, Democritus boldly asserted that there existed fundamental building blocks of nature that could not be further divided. These fundamental building blocks, which he called atoms, were the ultimate indivisible units of matter, according to his theory. Democritus's concept of atoms was in stark contrast to the prevailing views of his time, which held that matter could be endlessly divided into smaller parts. He argued that everything in the universe was composed of these tiny, indestructible particles that moved through empty space. These atoms, he believed, differed in size, shape, and arrangement, giving rise to the various forms and substances that we observe in the world. While Democritus's idea of atoms was...
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