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Archimedes
Archimedes' Principle; Lever; Pulley
Born c. 287 BC ๐ฌ๐ท Greece 250 BC
โ๏ธ Known For
1
Archimedes' Principle โ a body in fluid is buoyed up by weight of fluid displaced
2
Invented the Archimedes screw (water pump) still used today
3
Calculated ฯ more accurately than anyone before him; proved sphere volume = 2/3 of cylinder
"Give me a lever long enough and I shall move the world"
Quick Facts
Field
โ๏ธ Engineering
Country
๐ฌ๐ท Greece
Born
c. 287 BC
Key Year
250 BC
Invention
Archimedes' Principle; Lever; Pulley