History of Atomic Theory

"[Democritus:] Everything was composed of atoms, which moved randomly in a vacuum, in a void. They collided into each other by chance. This was the absolute negation of Aristotle's idea that everything had a purpose as divinely ordained [the theory of the Four Elements]." Dr. Hugh Salzburg Chemistry Historian The idea that matter is composed of atoms goes back to the Greek philosophers, notably Democritus, and has never since been entirely lost sight of, though …

…any help for this, other than the sources listed, and I did not allow anyone to copy me. _________________________________ Oct. 16th, 2004<Tab/> Sources: http://www.learner.org/channel/workshops/chemistry/workshop1/1_5.html http://zebu.uoregon.edu/~js/glossary/atomic_theory.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_theory http://acpcommunity.acp.edu/Facultystaff/genchem/GC1/lecture/assign/atomic/hisatom.htm http://zebu.uoregon.edu/~js/21st_century_science/images/atoms_history.gif