Write the name of the scientist who suggested that matter is made up of atoms.

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(N/A) The concept that matter is composed of tiny, indivisible particles called atoms was first proposed by the ancient Indian philosopher $Maharishi$ $Kanad$ (around $600$ $BCE$) and independently by the ancient Greek philosopher $Democritus$ (around $460-370$ $BCE$). In the context of modern science, $John$ $Dalton$ is credited with proposing the first scientific atomic theory in $1803$.

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