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Archimedes

Archimedes
287 BC - 212 BC
AKA Archimedes of Syracuse, Ἀρχιμήδης

One of the greatest mathematicians and scientists of Ancient Greece

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Archimedes Thoughtful — by Domenico Fetti (1620)
Photo Credit: Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=146592

Archimedes Thoughtful by Domenico Fetti (1620)

Archimedes, "Give me a place to stand on, and I will move the Earth." — Plutarch represented Archimedes as declaring that Any given weight can be moved by a given force.
Photo Credit: By Mechanics Magazine - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Archimedes_lever_(Small).jpg, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1921693

Archimedes, "Give me a place to stand on, and I will move the Earth." Plutarch represented Archimedes as declaring that Any given weight can be moved by a given force.

Cicero Discovering the Tomb of Archimedes — by Benjamin West (1805). In 75BC Circero discovered and refurbished Archimedes' Tomb with its sculpture depicting the ratio of a sphere to a cylinder with same diameter and height - Archimedes' favorite proof
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Cicero Discovering the Tomb of Archimedes by Benjamin West (1805). In 75BC Circero discovered and refurbished Archimedes' Tomb with its sculpture depicting the ratio of a sphere to a cylinder with same diameter and height - Archimedes' favorite proof

The Fields Medal — Carrying an inscription of Archimedes, the medal is awarded every four years to 2-4 outstanding mathematicians under the age of 40 years old.
Photo Credit: By Stefan Zachow of the International Mathematical Union; Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2277414

The Fields Medal Carrying an inscription of Archimedes, the medal is awarded every four years to 2-4 outstanding mathematicians under the age of 40 years old.