Yahoo Web Search

Search results

  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ArchimedesArchimedes - Wikipedia

    Archimedes of Syracuse (/ ˌ ɑːr k ɪ ˈ m iː d iː z / AR-kim-EE-deez; c. 287 – c. 212 BC) was an Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, astronomer, and inventor from the ancient city of Syracuse in Sicily. Although few details of his life are known, he is regarded as one of the leading scientists in classical antiquity.

  2. Jul 12, 2024 · Archimedes (born c. 287 bce, Syracuse, Sicily [Italy]—died 212/211 bce, Syracuse) was the most famous mathematician and inventor in ancient Greece. He is especially important for his discovery of the relation between the surface and volume of a sphere and its circumscribing cylinder.

  3. www.bbc.co.uk › history › historic_figuresBBC - History - Archimedes

    Read a brief biography about the mathematician Archimedes - from early life to his discovery of the 'Archimedes' principle'.

  4. Mar 11, 2022 · Archimedes (l. 287-212 BCE) was a Greek mathematician, engineer, and inventor considered one of the greatest mathematicians in world history. What is Archimedes famous for? Archimedes is famous for his contributions to hydrostatics, mechanics, astronomy, mathematics, and engineering.

  5. Archimedes, (born c. 290–280 bc, Syracuse, Sicily—died 212/211 bc, Syracuse), Legendary Greek inventor and mathematician. His principal discoveries were the Archimedes screw, an ingenious device for raising water, and the hydrostatic principle, or Archimedes’ principle.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. Check out Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/Biographics/→ Subscribe for new videos four times per week.https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=...

  9. Jan 25, 2020 · Archimedes was a mathematician and inventor from ancient Greece. Regarded as one of the greatest mathematicians in history, he’s the father of integral calculus and mathematical physics. There are many ideas and inventions that have been attributed to him.

  10. Archimedes was a celebrated ancient Greek mathematician. Besides being a mathematician he was a great engineer, astronomer and physicist. Similar to his contemporaries and successors, there is very little known about his life.

  1. People also search for