Archimedes, a renowned inventor in Ancient Greece, proposed several captivating theories, ideas, and inventions during his lifetime, among them was a "death ray," which still fascinates many. No ...

Archimedes’ death ray is more commonly speculated to have been an array of several mirrors or polished shields. However, this theory is often discredited due to the idea that ships would be ...

Archimedes was possibly the world's greatest scientist — at least the greatest in the classical age. He was a physicist, mathematician, astronomer, inventor and engineer. Many of his inventions ...

Nature - Archimedes' secrets revealedOnly three of Archimedes' books in the original Greek are known, two of which have been lost since first being transcribed. The third, this codex, had never ...

Archimedes computed the area of the curved figure (left) by enclosing it in a bigger one with straight edges (right). He then examined random slices to compute the volume—using the concept of ...

Archimedes' Secret BBC Two 9.00pm Thursday 14 March 2002 This is the story of a book that could have changed the history of the World.

Archimedes’ best estimate for pi was 223 / 71 < π < 22 / 7, or two decimal places. Ptolemy calculated pi to three decimal places, and in the third century, Chinese mathematicians managed to ...

Exodus: The Archimedes Engine is now available in hardcover and paperback, as well as on Kindle and in audiobook form. The game Exodus is expected to arrive in 2026 at the earliest, releasing on ...

Approximating Pi By Rick Groleau Posted 09.01.03 NOVA Around 250 B.C., the Greek mathematician Archimedes calculated the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. A precise determination ...

Archimedes Pharma, a British specialty drugmaker that spent the past four years expanding across Europe, now is setting up operations in Bedminster as it prepares to launch its first U.S. product ...