Thales

" This combined with his contemporary’s idea of "spontaneous generation" allow us to see how Thales could hold that water could be divine and creative. Nevertheless several years later anxious for family he adopted his nephew Cybisthus. It is noteworthy that the first particle known to carry electric charge the electron is named for the Greek word for amber ήλεκτρον (ēlektron).

" Thales attempted to explain natural phenomena without reference to mythology and was tremendously influential in this respect. He was also the first to define general principles and set forth hypotheses and as a result has been dubbed the "Father of Science" though it is argued that Democritus is actually more deserving of this title. 624 BC – c.