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Humanity's exploration of the essence of the world had never ceased since ancient times.

More than two thousand years ago, the Ancient Greek philosopher Democritus proposed the famous "atomic theory."

The theory held that:

1. All things in the world were composed of exceedingly tiny atomic particles;

2. Atoms were solid matter and could not be divided further;

3. The origin of the universe was atoms and the void. Atoms formed matter, while the void was the space in which atoms moved.

From a modern perspective, Democritus's theory was still astonishing.

He conceived of a fundamental particle such as the atom, which could form all things through different arrangements and combinations, conforming to nature's beauty of simplicity.

Thus, atomic theory dominated the academic world for more than a thousand years.

Not until 1803 did the British chemist Dalton inherit the atomic theory of Ancient Greece and Newton's corpuscular theory, publishing the definitive modern atomic theory.

Its core ideas were:

1. The atoms composing different substances were different;

2. Different atoms could form new substances through chemical reactions.

It was plainly apparent that Dalton's atomic theory possessed a depth that could not be mentioned in the same breath as Democritus's atomic theory.

Moreover, Dalton had reached this conclusion only through extensive chemical experiments and measurements.

Thus, his atomic theory replaced the Ancient Greek atomic theory and continued to dominate academia for nearly a hundred years.

Not until 1897, when Thomson discovered the electron, did humanity finally unveil the mysteries within the Atom.

It turned out that the Atom was not an elementary particle!

Thus, research into atomic structure became the focus.

Before long, the Proton and Neutron were discovered, and the concept of the Neutrino was proposed.

As mentioned earlier, in 1936, Anderson discovered the Muon in Cosmic Rays.

Although physicists