Democritus Democritus(Greek,460 b.c.to 370 b.c.),developed a new theory of matter based on reasoning rather than science,and drew on the teachings of two Greek philosophers:Leucippus and Anaxagoras. Democritus called infinitesimally small pieces of matter atomos, meaning "indivisible."He suggested that atomos were eternal and could not be destroyed.Democritus theorized that atomos were specific to the material that they made up. This was a remarkable theory that attempted to explain the whole physical world in terms of a small number of ideas. Stone FurDemocritus Democritus(Greek, 460 b.c. to 370 b.c.), developed a new theory of matter based on reasoning rather than science, and drew on the teachings of two Greek philosophers: Leucippus and Anaxagoras. Democritus called infinitesimally small pieces of matter atomos, meaning "indivisible." He suggested that atomos were eternal and could not be destroyed. Democritus theorized that atomos were specific to the material that they made up. This was a remarkable theory that attempted to explain the whole physical world in terms of a small number of ideas. Stone Fur