Archimedes was one of the greatest mathematician, engineer,physicist and scientist of ancient Greek civilization. He was Born about 287 B.C. in Syracuse, Sicily (then part of Greece), Archimedes other scientific discoveries were, and the hydrostatic principle, laws of flotation or Archimedes’ principle. His Archimedes screw for moving liquids underpins modern hydro engineering

Archimedes shows his students how the archimedean screw pump is used to lift water  in the image above. Archimedes Probably studied in Alexandria, Egypt

Archimedes helped to defend his city Syracuse in 214 B.C… When the Romans attacked and besieged it for two years by inventing “engines of war”, includes cranes to drop rocks, claws to lift ships from the water, and machines to fire wooden missiles. Archimedes also devised a system of mirrors that focused the sun’s light on enemy ships, setting the ships on fire.

After the defeat of the Greeks by Romans and successfully captured the city in 212 B.C., Archimedes was killed by a Roman soldier who did not know who he was.

Archimedes most popular invention is the Archimedes screw, an inventive device for raising water popularly known as the Archimedes screw pump. the Archimedean screw pumps are still being used in crop irrigation and sewage treatment plants even today.

Legend has it that he discovered Archimedes’ principle of buoyancy while in the bath, where he noticed that the more of his body he submerged in the water, the greater the amount of water that over-flowed the bath. Upon making this discovery, he is said to have run naked through the streets of Syracuse, shouting “Eureka!” (Greek for “I have found it!”).

Ancient wisdoms of Archimedes Greek Mathematician

What did Archimedes do? Inventions of Archimedes screw pump used to lift water