Thales of Miletus is known as one of ancient Greece's greatest thinkers and a founding figure of Western philosophy. Also a mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher, Thales was one of the first to approach natural phenomena with a scientific mindset. His rational and observational approach to understanding the universe laid the groundwork for modern scientific thought. Thales viewed water as the fundamental substance of the universe and proposed the idea that "everything comes from water." The symbol of Thales of Miletus represents scientific curiosity, the effort to understand nature, and the wisdom that challenges the limits of human intellect.
