Democritus

Science

The Universe Is Made Of Atoms And Lego Blocks

10:30PM July 8, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

Little knew Democritus—the ancient greek philosopher, mathematician, and biologist who first postulated the atom in the 4th century BC—that his Great Order of the Universe would produce Godtfred Kirk Cristiansen’ Patent #3,005,282 for Lego blocks. More »