by akash and jaden. leucippus: -born in early 5 th century bce in miletus -died in late 5 th century...

By Akash and Jaden

Leucippus and Democritus

Leucippus:

-Born in early 5th century BCE in Miletus

-Died in late 5th century

-Founded a school around 440BCE

Leucippus and Democritus

Democritus

Leucippus

Democritus:-Born in 460 BCE in Abdera-Died in 370 BCE-Travelled a lot and linked many scientists research to his own

Everything is composed of “atoms”

There is empty space between “atoms”

“Atoms” are indestructible

There is an infinite number of kinds of “atoms” which differ in shape and size

The shape of the “atoms” determines their connectivity

Atomic Hypothesis

Democritus:

-Mainly studied natural science

-Had multiple fields of study including ethics, nature, mathematics and literature.

Area of Study

The theory of the atom.

The hypothesis that void “exists”

Democritus made discoveries in mathematics

Major Scientific Contributions

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democritus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucippus

http://www.thebigview.com/greeks/democritus.html

http://chemed.chem.purdue.edu/genchem/history/leucippus.html

Bibliography