- Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Thales of Miletus (62?-546 BCE)
Identified by Aristotle as the first person to investigate the originating substances of matter and, therefore, as the founder of the school of natural philosophy.
www.utm.edu/research/iep/t/thales.htm
- Eric Weisstein's World of Scientific Biography: Thales of Miletus (634-546 BC)
Provides a quick profile of the Greek philosopher who is considered the founder of Greek science, mathematics, and philosophy.
scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/Thales.html
- A Bequest Unearthed, Phoenicia: Thales of Miletus
Offers a profile of the engineer, who is the first known philosopher, scientist, and mathematician of ancient Greece.
phoenicia.org/thales.html
- Thales of Miletus
(PDF)
Outlines the life and accomplishments of the ancient Greek philosopher, mathematician, and scientist.
www.math.tamu.edu/~don.allen/masters/Greek/thales.pdf
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