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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Scientists have long debated whether Greek scientist Archimedes could have destroyed enemy ships by redirecting sunlight. Brenden Sener, 13, tested it for a school science fair project.

Archimedes didn’t really invent a death ray. But more than 2,200 years after his death, the ancient Greek’s inventions are still driving technological innovations — so much so that experts ...

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’ 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 ...

Every Man an Archimedes Insights can seem to appear spontaneously, but fully formed. No wonder the ancients spoke of muses. By Samuel Arbesman May 22, 2015 1:53 pm ET ...