Archimedes was a Greek mathematician and engineer who lived between 287-212 B.C. His greatest contributions are in the field of geometry, where he did much work with circles and their properties. Legend has it that Archimedes discovered a famous theory while taking a bath. He was so excited that he ran naked through the streets of Syracuse shouting "Eureka, eureka (I have found it)!". |
Archimedes was a Greek mathematician and engineer who lived between 287-212 B.C. His greatest contributions are in the field of geometry and in the development of war machines. Legend has it that Archimedes discovered his famous theory of buoyancy while taking a bath. He was so excited that he ran naked through the streets of Syracuse shouting "Eureka, eureka (I have found it)!". Another legend claims that Archimedes saved the city of Syracuse from a Roman siege by constructing a lens which focused the sun's light and burned Rome's fleet of ships. |
Archimedes was a Greek mathematician and engineer who lived between 287-212 B.C. His greatest contributions are in the field of geometry, where he identified the relationship of a sphere and cylinder's volume. Archimedes discovered the principle of the lever and the importance of the fulcrum, stating imperiously, "Give me a lever and I can move the world". He is also credited with the buoyancy principle, which gives the weight of an object floating in a liquid based on the weight of liquid the object displaces. Legend has it that Archimedes developed war machines for Greece, such as catapults, cranes, and giant lenses which focused sunlight to burn Roman ships in the Rome-Carthage war. |
