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Archimedes of Syracuse was a GREEK MATHEMATICIAN
physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer. He was
born IN. 287 BC in the seaport city of Syracuse .
Archimedes gives his father's name as Phidias,
an astronomer about whom nothing is known.
Archimedes died in 212 B.C. during the Second
Punic war, when Syracuse was captured by the
Roman forces after a two year siege.
Archimedes has many discoveries and inventions
to his credit, but he considered his theoretical
work as his main triumph. Along with his
inventions in mathematics and geometry, he is
also known for the weapons he created for King
Hiero II to help protect Syracuse. He is credited
with many inventions in the field of mathematics
and physics such as "Archimedes law",
hydrostatics, calculus, etc.
Archimedes was on a mission to solve a question that was
asked of him by King Hieron II of Syracuse The question that
the king had asked was about his crown. Was it pure gold or
partly silver? he took a bath in his bathtub. He realized that
the amount of water that overflowed the tub was
proportional to the amount of his body that was submerged.
this principle is known as the 'Archimedes Principle
• King Hieron II commissioned Archimedes to design a huge naval
warship, the Syracusia. It was purported to be the largest ship
built in classical antiquity. Since a ship of this size would leak a
considerable amount of water through the hull, the Archimedes
screw was purportedly developed in the bilge water order to
remove
The Claw of Archimedes was a ship shaker. The claw consisted
of a crane-like arms from which metal the claw defends a
harbor by dropping hooks onto an attacking ship and then
violently shaking the ship.rappling hooks were suspended.
• ARCHEMEDES WAS ONE OF THE BEST MATHEMETICIAN OF ALL
THE TIME. HE WAS BELIEVED TO BE THE ONE OF THE THREE
GREATEST MATHEMATICIAN ALONG WITH ISSAC NEWTON AND
CARL GAUSS. ARCHEMEDES BROUGHT THE SUBJECT OF
MATHS TO THE THRESHOLD OF MODERN MATHEMATICAL
THINKING.
• DISCOVERED HOW TO FIND THE VOLUME OF A SPHERE.
• A FORMULA TO FIND THE AREA UNDER A CURVE , THE AMOUNT OF
SPACE THAT IS ENCLOSED BY A CURVE.
• POWER’S OF TEN:- A NUMBER WHICH TOKE AWAY THE USE OF THE
GREEK ALPHABET IN THE COUNTING SYSTEM.
• IT IS BELIEVED THAT HE WAS THE ACTUALLY FIRST TO HAVE
INVENTED INTEGRAL CALCULUS , 2000 YEARS BEFORE NEWTON
ANDLEIBNIZ
• There is a crater on the Moon named Archimedes in his honor.
• The asteroid 3600 Archimedes is named after him.
• Archimedes has appeared on postage stamps issued by East
Germany, Greece, Italy .
• A movement for civic engagement targeting universal access to
health care in the US state of Oregon has been named the
"Archimedes Movement.”