- Archimedes - Wikipedia
Archimedes of Syracuse[a] ( ˌɑːrkɪˈmiːdiːz AR-kih-MEE-deez; c 287 – c 212 BC) was an Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, astronomer, and inventor from the city of Syracuse in Sicily
- Archimedes | Facts Biography | Britannica
Archimedes, the most famous mathematician and inventor in ancient Greece He discovered the relation between the surface and volume of a sphere and its circumscribing cylinder
- Archimedes - World History Encyclopedia
Archimedes is best known for his invention of the Archimedes screw, application of the lever, and his mathematical advances He is said to have been so completely absorbed by intellectual pursuits that he would frequently forget to eat or bathe
- Archimedes - Biography, Facts and Pictures - Famous Scientists
Archimedes was, arguably, the world's greatest scientist - certainly the greatest scientist of the classical age He was a mathematician, physicist, astronomer, engineer, inventor, and weapons-designer
- Archimedes - 212 BC) - Biography - MacTutor History of Mathematics
Archimedes was the greatest mathematician of his age His contributions in geometry revolutionised the subject and his methods anticipated the integral calculus He was a practical man who invented a wide variety of machines including pulleys and the Archimidean screw pumping device
- Who Was Archimedes? | His Life, Achievemtents, Eureka . . . - HistoryExtra
Archimedes’ genius stretched far beyond theory, though He was an inventor and engineer, who conceived of machines still in use and weapons powerful enough to give the Roman military cause to worry
- Archimedes Home Page - New York University
A collection of Archimedean miscellanea, containing descriptions, sources, and illustrations of all aspects of Archimedes' life, including the siege of Syracuse, the death of Archimedes, Archimedes' tomb, Archimedes' screw, and much more
- Archimedes - History of Math and Technology
Archimedes of Syracuse, born in 287 BCE and considered one of the greatest mathematicians of antiquity, made groundbreaking contributions to mathematics, physics, and engineering
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