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= Ancient Greek atomist philosophers
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Ancient Greek atomist philosophers were thinkers in the 5th century BCE who proposed early theories about the nature of matter that laid the groundwork for later scientific concepts of the atom. The two most prominent figures in this school of thought were **Leucippus** and his student **Democritus**.