Democritus ? Scientific Wizard of the 5th Century BC

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Scientific Paper
Title Democritus ? Scientific Wizard of the 5th Century BC
Author(s) Robert L Oldershaw
Keywords Greek Philosophy
Published 1998
Journal Speculations in Science and Technology
Volume 21
Number 1
Pages 37-44

Abstract

Roughly 2400 years ago, during an era largely characterized by unscientific thought, a school of natural philosophers led by Democritus of Abdera developed a remarkably accurate understanding of our physical world. How could this small group have discovered so much at a time when technology and mathematics were at such a rudimentary level? What if their methods and ideas had caught on immediately, instead of being virtually ignored for 2000 years?