Thales

**~** Thales is nicknamed the "**Father of Science**" and also the "**Father of Philosophy**." He was born in Miletus around 624 BC. .  **~** Due to his extraordinary intelligence, he has been labeled one of the Seven Sages of Greece.

.  ~ He is most known for his right angle theorem which states that a triangle inside a semicircle has a right angle: **~** He also discovered that two lines (one horizontal, one vertical) intersect to form four right angles: ~ Thales was the first recorded philosopher who believed that all matter originates with water. .  ~ Prior to Thales, Greeks proclaimed the gods as the cause of natural disasters. Thales was the first philosopher to strive to find alternate causes. However, he once said, "//All things are full of Gods//," leaving the statement undescribed. ~ Thales wrote at least four books: //Nautical Astronomy//, //On Beginnings//, //On the Solstice//, and //On the Equinox//. The books are nowhere to be found.

~ Thales founded the Ionian School of Philosophy, where he taught his philosophy of water being the essential piece of all matter.

~ Thales predicted the eclipse on May 28, 585 BC that stopped the fighting between the Lydians and the Medes. ~ Thales is said to have died while watching a sporting event.