Ancient Greek Inventions

Ancient Greek Scientific Inventions The smell of freshly smelted metal lingers in the air as the latest contraption of the great Archimedes is pulled up and set in its place. Checking his designs and equations one last time, Archimedes gives the ready for his latest invention, preparing to make history once again. Inventors, scientists and early mathematicians were prevalent and powerful in ancient Greek times, and their contributions were so important and groundbreaking, that some of the things the Greeks invented thousands of years ago, still apply today. Whether it be through Simple machines, complex contraptions, or geometry and mathematics, the ancient Greeks’ works are still contributing to our modern society. Simple machines created
Example A: The Watermill: “Not so long ago, water mills were a revolutionary invention used all over the world for the purpose of shaping metal, agriculture, and most importantly, milling. To mill meant to grind, and that invariably meant to grind grain. This in turn led to the production of edible staples like beaten rice, cereals, pulses, flour and so on.” (Saugat Adhikari). The Watermill allowed industry and food production in Ancient Greece to boost immensely, and the watermill is still used for food and milling. Example B: the alarm clock. That’s right, the Greeks invented an actual alarm clock, to help them wake up in the mornings! “The alarm clock is one of today’s most commonly used gadgets, and it also originates from ancient Greece. The first of alarms used by ancient Greeks were nothing like the ones today. They used an integrated mechanism to time the alarm, which would sound off delicate water organs or drop pebbles into drums. The ancient Greek philosopher Plato (428–348 BCE) was said to possess a large water clock with an unspecified alarm signal similar to the sound of a water organ” (Saugat Adhikari). While today’s alarm clock is completely digital and doesn’t usually sound like a water organ, it’s amazing that the Greeks made something that was adapted into today, for the exact same purpose. The ancient Greeks
With equations, and tools, and everything the Greeks did still lingering in the air, we need to do, and finish what the Greeks started. So check some equations one last time, and use hard work and intelligence, to raise up the newest scientific invention, and make history, just like the