Great minds of ancient science and math

A biography of ancient Greek philosopher Democritus, who believed that all matter was made up of indivisible and indestructible particles called atoms moving around in a void.

A biography of ancient Greek physician Galen, whose dissections of animals led to discoveries about human anatomy and helped him become the authority on medical knowledge in the Western world for more than fifteen hundred years.

A biography of ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes, who invented the compound pulley and other machines and made contributions to mathematics, such as the formulas for the surface and volume of a sphere.

Examines the contributions Aristotle made to the field of science, highlighting his influential writings and concepts.

Examines the works of Euclid, discussing how they influenced mathematics and geometry and what they reveal about his life and beliefs.

Presents a biography of ancient Greek physician Hippocrates, whose assumptions that diseases and cures came from nature instead of gods, and that physicians could treat a patient using knowledge obtained from experience and training, formed the basis of modern medicine.