» This article is about the philosopher. There was also a Greek Leucippus (mythology) and a genus of hummingbirdsLeucippus or Leukippos (Greek: Λεύκιππος, first half of 5th century BC) was among the earliest philosophers of atomism, the idea that everything is composed entirely of various imperishable, indivisible elements called atoms. He was born at Miletus or Abdera Overview There are no existing writings which we can attribute… (More on Leucippus)