Archimedes

What are they famous for

• Known for solid geometry which is the study of ball-like shapes called spheres.(1)
• Known for tubelike shapes called cylinders(1)
• He invented weapons(1)

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• Great mathematicians(2)
• From Syracuse(2)
• Created geometry(2)
• Power of 10(2)

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• Engineer and inventor (3)
• Discovered pi; the volume of a sphere(3)
• It is believed that he invented the integral calculus before Isaac Newton(3)

What is their background

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• Archimedes weapons kept Romans from conquering them for 3 years(1)
• He was from the Hellenistic ERA(1)
• He helped make important advances in astronomy(1)

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• Born in Syracuse, Greece in 287 BC(2)
• Died 212 BC(2)
• Killed by a Roman solider(2)

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• Son of an astronomer(3)
• Received his education in Alexandra, Egypt(3)

How do they impact us today

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• Archimedes screw is still used in developing countries for raising water(1)
• All of his math discoveries are still used today on many different jobs(1)

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• Powers of 10 play a huge part in our counting system when we are working with large numbers(2).
• Geometry is used today for things like figuring how much paint to buy for a room or how much carpet(2).
• Video games and computer graphics are made using geometry(2).

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• We still use Pi to calculate the volume of a sphere(3).
• Lethal military weapons used today originated from Archimedes(3).
• Calculus is used to decide when to buy or sell something and the ground rate of bacteria(3).

Math.about.com
Ancientgreece.com
archimedespalimpsest.org