The father of the atom
Subtitle: Democritus and the nature of matter
By: Katherine Macfarlane.
Series: Great minds of ancient science and math
Publisher: Enslow Publishers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Berkeley Heights, NJ
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780766034105
Subjects: Democritus, -- ca. 460-ca. 370 B.C. -- Juvenile literature.; Atoms -- Juvenile literature.; Matter -- Constitution -- Junvenile literature.; Mathematics, Ancient -- Greece -- Juvenile literature.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Junvenile literature.
Description: "A biography of ancient Greek philosopher Democritus, who believed that all matter was made up of indivisible and indestructible particles called atoms moving around in a void"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The life and times of Democritus; title: What is matter made of?; title: The first atomic theory; title: How humans perceive the world; title: The nature of living things; title: The evolution of human society; title: Democritus' impact on the ancient world; title: The impact of Democritus on modern science.