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Who was one of the first people to suggest that matter is made up of particles that cannot be divided?

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Democritus was coined with the term “atom” John Dalton is more know for this with his atomic theory
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Don't quote me on it but I believe the first one was Democritus in the time of Ancient Greece. At the time he had no evidence though, just a lucky guess made by him.
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