The Greek philosopher Democritus declared in 380 BC that, a small particle will be available at a stage when we synthesize any matter. This particle is indivisible and he called it an atom. (Atom means indivisible)
Aristotle opposed this idea.
Humans learned to melt copper and tin, mix them and cool the mixture into another hard alloy named bronze at around 3500 BC.
Medieval Arab experimentation with chemistry was called Alchemy and the philosophers were known as Alchemists.
The term Alchemy comes from the Arabic word Al-Chimia.
Al-Chimia which again takes its origin from Chemi or Kimi.
The word chemistry comes from the Chemi.
Alchemist Jabir Al Haiyan is the first scientist to hold chemical experiments in a laboratory.
Jabir Al Hiyan is sometimes called the father of chemistry.
Scientists including Antony Lavoisier, Robert Boyle, Sir Francis Bacon, and John Dalton are the first school to start experimenting with chemistry understanding the real spirit of this science.
Antony Lavoisier is called the father of modern chemistry.
The branch of science that discusses the structure of matter, its nature, and changes is called chemistry.
