6,068
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 1:
Line 1: − {{stub2}} − − +
no edit summary
[[Image:Leucippus.jpg|thumb|150px|Leucippus]]
[[Image:Leucippus.jpg|thumb|150px|Leucippus]]
'''Leucippus''' (lew sip' us),(birth and death unknown), [[Greece|Greek]] scientist.
'''Leucippus''' (lew sip' us),(birth and death unknown), [[Greece|Greek]] philosopher and scientist.
Although next to nothing is known about Leucippus, historians believe that by building off the concept of [[Anaximenes]], he came up with the idea that all things are made up of teeny units called atoms. Therefore, Leucippus is known as the father of atomic theory.
Although next to nothing is known about Leucippus, historians believe that by building off the concept of [[Anaximenes]], he came up with the idea that all things are made up of teeny units called atoms. Therefore, Leucippus is known as the father of atomic theory.