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Archimedes
Archimedes was an ancient Greek mathematician, physicist and engineer, born in the seaport city of Syracuse, Sicily in 287 BC. His father was an astronaut. He was educated at the museum in Alexandria Egypt. He worked out the famous Archimedes' principle, which states that an object immersed in a fluid experiences a buoyant force that is equal in magnitude to the force of gravity on the displaced fluid. He has also demonstrated the lever-law. In addition, he made important discoveries in the field of mathematics and geometry that made him renowned world wide. He formed the first known summation of an infinite series with a method that is still used in calculus today. He is also credited with inventing machines, such as Archimedes' screw, Claw of Archimedes, Heat Ray, etc. that were well ahead of his time. The Ancient Roman historians showed a strong interest in Archimedes and wrote several biographies relating to his life and works. Archimedes was killed in 212 BC during the capture of Syracuse by the Romans in the Second Punic War.
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