Who was Archimedes? Archimedes was a Greek Mathematician. He was born around 287 B.C. probably in the town of Syracuse, Italy, and he died I 212 B.C., also in Syracuse. Archimedes invented the “Archimedes Screw” and determined how large pi was, among numerous other accomplishments. Information will be presented on Archimedes' family life, scientific investigations, and how his discoveries are used today. Archimedes was an intriguing man, who harbored many skills. Archimedes was born about 287B
“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