
Episode 2.1: The Philosophical Atom
The Scientific Odyssey
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A Brief History of Lucidius and Democritus
Lucidius and Democritus were members of the Mylesian school. Their idea was that there were two principal things, the filled and the void. Matter they said was made of atomos - not cut or uncuttable. This meant atoms could be an infinite and unending motion through the void.
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