Archimedes Research Paper
"Give me a lever long enough and a place to stand, and I will move the world."
Archimedes
By Alex Christopher
Archimedes was a mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor and astronomer in ancient Greece. He was born in 287 BC and lived until 212 BC in Syracuse, Sicily where he lived his whole life, except for when he went to school. Archimedes father was an astronomer and the family was related to the king of Syracuse. His family had money so they were able to afford to send him to school. When he became a teenager, he studied in Alexandria, Egypt in school that was run by students of Euclid. Euclid was known as the father of geometry which helped Archimedes learn about how to calculate angles for his inventions. There is not a …show more content…
He invented machines to protect Syracuse, pulley systems, the Archimedean screw, the planetariums and Archimedes mirror. The Archimedes mirror is also called the Death Ray and is supposed to have caught passing Roman ships on fire during the war and was one of the projects on Mythbusters. He was important because he invented a system of how to measure the volume and density of an object with irregular shapes, especially the sphere. This was important in helping the king find out if his gold crown was real or not. Archimedes was in the bathtub and noticed that his body changed how much water was in the tub based on his body size. This is called the Archimedes Principle. He also mathematically explained how levers work. Archimedes is considered the father of integral calculus and mathematical physics. He also calculated a better definition of …show more content…
The Archimedean screw was invented because he noticed that Egyptians had a tough time carrying buckets of water around the farming fields. The Archimedean screw is a pump that spreads water on the crops and this is still used in some countries as a watering system today. Math also helped Archimedes build a machine to measure angles of the rising sun which helped him develop a calendar because he could calculate the length of a year. This was new because most calendars are based on phases of the moon. His lever system also helped make easier work for the Greeks and Egyptians. Archimedes was able to move a ship by himself using his lever
Archimedes
By Alex Christopher
Archimedes was a mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor and astronomer in ancient Greece. He was born in 287 BC and lived until 212 BC in Syracuse, Sicily where he lived his whole life, except for when he went to school. Archimedes father was an astronomer and the family was related to the king of Syracuse. His family had money so they were able to afford to send him to school. When he became a teenager, he studied in Alexandria, Egypt in school that was run by students of Euclid. Euclid was known as the father of geometry which helped Archimedes learn about how to calculate angles for his inventions. There is not a …show more content…
He invented machines to protect Syracuse, pulley systems, the Archimedean screw, the planetariums and Archimedes mirror. The Archimedes mirror is also called the Death Ray and is supposed to have caught passing Roman ships on fire during the war and was one of the projects on Mythbusters. He was important because he invented a system of how to measure the volume and density of an object with irregular shapes, especially the sphere. This was important in helping the king find out if his gold crown was real or not. Archimedes was in the bathtub and noticed that his body changed how much water was in the tub based on his body size. This is called the Archimedes Principle. He also mathematically explained how levers work. Archimedes is considered the father of integral calculus and mathematical physics. He also calculated a better definition of …show more content…
The Archimedean screw was invented because he noticed that Egyptians had a tough time carrying buckets of water around the farming fields. The Archimedean screw is a pump that spreads water on the crops and this is still used in some countries as a watering system today. Math also helped Archimedes build a machine to measure angles of the rising sun which helped him develop a calendar because he could calculate the length of a year. This was new because most calendars are based on phases of the moon. His lever system also helped make easier work for the Greeks and Egyptians. Archimedes was able to move a ship by himself using his lever