The Orgins of Atomic Theory

The Orgins of Atomic Theory By Levi Pulkkinen There is an eternal human compulsion to unlock the mysteries of our lives and our world. This search for knowledge has guided us to many beneficial new understandings. It has lead us into this new age where information is its own reward, an age where enlightenment is an end, not simply a means to an end. Enlightenment has been the aim of many great people. It has …

…and philosophers of Ancient Greece, for their thoughts have shaped those of our greatest thinkers. We can only hope that in two thousand more years our achievement will be so influential in the course science takes. Works Cited Barnes, Jonathan. The Presocratic Philosophers. Routledge, New York, NY, 1989. Pages 217-222, 342-377, 594. Cahn, Steven M. Classics of Western Philosophy. Hacket, Indianapolis, IN, 1977. Pages 115-129. Brumbaug, Robert S. The Philosophers of Greece. SUNY, Albany, NY, 1981. Pages 11-17, 78-92.