Immer nur Dinge?

B.C. . Only with the experiment of Torricelli in 1644, however, did it become possible to distinguish questions of empty space clearly from implications of air pressure. The natural sciences subsequently developed on the basis of the ancient atomists‘ concept: the world is made up exclusively of unbreakable atoms and the empty space between them. In contrast to this, modern physics has confirmed another kind of ancient speculation to the effect that there cannot be empty space anywhere at any time. However, this approach has failed to answer the questions addressed with it. Beginning with a historical review, the article describes present-day answers to the ancient question of the void.