Thursday, February 19, 2009

Archimedes of Syracuse


Full name : Archimedes of Syracuse

Birth : c. 287BC

Death : c. 212 BC

Birth and death place : Syracuse, Sicily, Magna Graecia

Main Interest : mathematics, physic, engineering, astronomy, invention

WHAT HE FOUND OUT:

1.The Archimedes Screw. Archimedes had invented / found out the screw which is normally used to transfer water.

2. The claw of Archimede

3.The Archimedes Heat Ray

4.Levers

5. Improving the power and accuracy of a caltapult

6.Used the method of exhaustion to find out the approximate value of TT

*ARCHIMEDES THE FOUNDER OF MANY THINGS*




this is one other thing he found out but i don't know what it is called.