ARCHIMEDES Archimedes‚ Archimedes was a famous Greek scientist. He also was a mathematician‚ inventor‚ and physicist. He was born about 287 BC in Syracuse‚ Sicily‚ in Greece. He grew up in Syracuse. He was also a famous inventor. As a scientist‚ he also was mathematician‚ astronomer‚ poet‚ artist‚ musician‚ politician‚ and kind of like a general. Archimedes was related to his king. He was related to his king because they were friends. He had a good education. He studied poetry
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for the tyrant of Siracuse‚ Hiero II.Since this was one of the biggest ships in its time it would be inevitable that it would take on water.Therefore‚ Archimedes’s screw was used to pump the water back into the sea. It is unclear whether or not Archimedes designed this pump for the use on the ship but it is widely thought that the great mathematician invented such a tool to help Egyptians maneuver water from lower land to higher for watering the fields. This invention has survived the winds of
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"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
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10 years old‚ he went away to Alexandria Egypt‚ to study mathematics in depth. His father was an astronomer known as Phidias and made this decision to further his knowledge and gain a great education. He also wanted him to be away from the war. Archimedes is best known for his war machines and was responsible for some of the most smartest inventions of his era. Some being the death ray‚ iron claw‚ and catapults were responsible for killing off large numbers of the Roman army during the war of Syracuse
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A Script for Archimedes Play Curtain opens and Father is reading a newspaper. At Ahmed’s house Mohamed : (Bouncing the ball and enters the stage) Ahmed‚ Aren’t you coming to play today? Ahmed : (From inside) One more to do………. Mohamed : (to the audience) Maths is always his favourite subject Ahmed : Do you know today we learnt something very interesting for maths. Father : (Interrupting and getting up from the chair) What did you learn today‚ Ahmed? Ahmed :
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Archimedes The genius who changed our way of thinking forever. Thesis Statement Archimedes was a genius because of his discoveries in the scientific world‚ including the lever and the idea that items displace their weight in water. ● One of Archimedes’s great achievements was the water screw (background) which is an ingenious way of getting water from a “low-lying body of water into irrigation systems”. ● During the siege of Syracuse by the Romans‚ Archimedes developed a type of large
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Archimedes of Syracuse (pronounced ar-ka-meed-eez) He is considered one of the greatest mathematicians in history. In fact‚ he is believed to be one of the three greatest mathematicians along with Isaac Newton and Carl Gauss. His greatest contributions to mathematics were in the area of Geometry. Archimedes was also an accomplished engineer and an inventor. He was believed to have been obsessed with Geometry though. Archimedes was born in Syracuse‚ Greece in 287 BC and died 212 BC after being
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ETHERIDGE Archimedes and his contributions to science Archimedes of Syracuse was a Greek mathematician‚ physicist‚ engineer‚ inventor and astronomer. Little was known of his personal life‚ even though people regard him as one of the leading contributors to classical antiquity. One of his most outstanding contributions was the foundation of hydrostatics‚ statics and principles of lever. He also invented many mechanisms such as siege machines screw pump named after his name. Archimedes grew up
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The Claw of Archimedes is a weapon that he is said to have designed in order to defend the city of Syracuse in a siege. The claw consisted of a crane-like arm from which a large metal grappling hook was suspended. When the claw was dropped onto an attacking ship the arm would swing upwards‚ lifting the ship out of the water and possibly sinking it. Archimedes may have had it inspired by his law of the lever: How did it work exactly? After using heavy stones to drive back the Romans from the bows
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Archimedes Background/Upbringing Archimedes was one of the most known and respected mathematicians of ancient Greece. He was born between the years of 290 and 280 BCE in Syracuse‚ Sicily which is currently known as Italy. His death took place in Syracuse‚ Sicily between the years of 212 and 211 BCE. In autumn of 212 or the spring of 211 Syracuse was taken over by Roman General Marcus Claudius Marcellus (Encyclopedia Britannica‚ n.d). It was during the cities take over that Archimedes was killed
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