Archimedes was born in 287 BC around the Greek city of Syracuse. He was known to be a great man or a wise man this where some of the names he is known as for his achievements he has completed. He is recognized as one of the greatest mathematicians along with Newton and Gauss. The main reason why he got involved with math was because of his father Phidias who was an astronomer. Archimedes was addicted to solving problems there are rumors that he forgot to do simple, everyday tasks like eat. There
“scientists” discovered many principles of the known universe which are still in use today. Archimedes of Syracuse was the most famous scientist of the era. As royal advisor to the King of Syracuse, he worked tirelessly to defend his home city against potential invaders and helped the government to develop well informed civil engineering projects. Among his more famous inventions were the Archimedes ’ Screw, Archimedes' Claw, and a “death ray”. The screw was a machine
famous mathematician and astronomer. He lived during ancient Greek times up until 211/212 BCE when Archimedes was killed by a Roman soldier. Left behind were countless books or treatise that talk about all his works and accomplishments. His father was said to be an astronomer which could have been why Archimedean got into science and mathematics. Most of the information that was written on Archimedes was lost over the centuries, however, what it did show was how talented of a mathematician he truly
The project question that is being discussed is how much weight (in pennies) can a tin foil boat float, this experiment is quite similar as to how a cruise ship can hold an immense amount of weight while still being able to sail above sea level. This includes determining the amount of density (density = mass/volume) or the compactness of a certain substance that a boat has which is crucial. Mass is the amount of matter that is found in an object and volume is the amount of space that something will
thinkers that made the scientific advances take place. Many accomplishments today couldn’t have been possible without these thinkers. These thinkers included Aristarchus, Claudius Ptolemy, the Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, Euclid, and Archimedes. Aristarchus, Ptolemy, and Copernicus all worked together to achieve in areas of astronomy like proving the heliocentric theory, Euclid put his efforts into mathematics, and Archimedes, the most extravagant thinker of the time, was interested in