The history of science is often seen as a story of advancement but nothing could be further from the truth. Science it is true has progressed but rarely in the direction intended & seldom for the reasons given. This has a lot to do with the people responsible. Meet Thales credited as the father of science whose only real claim to fame is that he often fell into ditches discover how Archimedes never said Eureka & hated baths anyway & how the most lucrative ancient Greek invention was not democracy but the slot machine. Justin Pollard also fills us in on Issac Newton who liked to disguise himself & lurk in Londons less salubrious pubs how eleven people claimed to have invented the steam engine & why the first website was twelve foot across & made from wood.