History of Science

1. A BRIEF OF THE HISTORY OF
SCIENCE

3.  For most of human history, questions about the world were
answered by religious authorities.
Mathematics was born in Egypt. the Babylonians were the first to
apply it to Astronomy.
The pre-Socratic philosophers in Ancient Greece were the first to
develop a Systematic science

5. Thales of Melitus
o IN THE 7TH CENTURY HE WAS DUBBED AS “THE FATHER OF SCIENCE”.
o HE WAS THE FIRST TO POSIT NON-SUPERNATURAL EXPLANATIONS FOR EARTHQUAKES,
LIGHTNING'S, ETC.
o HE PREDICTED SOLAR ECLIPSES, DROUGHTS AND MADE A FORTUNE IN DOING .

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7. Empedocles
• DISCOVERING AIR USING A STRAW AND A
GLASS OF WATER
“EMPEDOCLES DISCOVERED THE INVISIBLE”.
– CARL SAGAN.

8. Democritus
• THE FIRST TO THEORIZE THAT
MATTER IS MADE UP OF
ATOMS. (LITERALLY MEANS
UNCUTTABLE’ IN GREEK)

10. • ACCURATELY MEASURED THE
SIZE/CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE EARTH
USING 2 STICKS
• HE CREATED THE FIRST MAP OF THE
WORLD.

11. Pythagoras
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12. Heraclitus and Parmenides
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