Quick answerArchimedes (c. 287–c. 212 BC) was a Greek scientist. Archimedes is best known for Archimedes' principle, The Archimedes screw, The law of the lever, The method of exhaustion and War machines of Syracuse. Born in Syracuse, Sicily. His work on buoyancy, levers and curved shapes foreshadowed calculus by nearly two thousand years.
Archimedes of Syracuse (c. 287–c. 212 BC) was a Greek mathematician, physicist and inventor, widely regarded as the greatest mathematician of antiquity. He worked out the principle of buoyancy that still bears his name, the law of the lever and a method for finding the area and volume of curved shapes that foreshadowed calculus.
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| Born | c. 287 BC in Syracuse, Sicily |
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| Died | c. 212 BC |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Field | Science |
| Known for | Archimedes' principle, The Archimedes screw, The law of the lever, The method of exhaustion, War machines of Syracuse |
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