Science
The Greeks also made important
contributions to the sciences. Biology, Physics, Physiology,
Zoology: all Greek names, because the Greeks were the first to
systematically explore these areas. Thales, the first Greek
philosopher, also is the father of physics, asking a fundamental
question: what are all things made of? The Greeks explored the
question, coming up with promising answers. Ultimately, Greeks
like Aristotle believed that the world was made up of four fundamental
elements. Other Greeks added the idea that these elements in their turn
were made up of invisible, indivisable particles they called
atoms. Now we have a lot more elements than the Greek four, and
we believe the atom can be divided into evern more fundamental
particles, but note that the Greeks are certainly on the right track.