Archimedes Ancient Greek Mathematician, Physicist , Engineer, Astronomer, and Inventor

by Heady Delpak

Overview

The many stories that are told of Archimedes are the prototype of the absentminded-professor stories. A famous one tells how Archimedes uncovered a fraud attempted on Hieron. The King ordered a golden crown and gave the goldsmith the exact amount of gold needed. The goldsmith delivered a crown of the required weight, but Hieron suspected that some silver had been used instead of gold. He asked Archimedes to consider the matter. Once Archimedes was pondering it while he was getting into a bathtub full of water. He noticed that the amount of water overflowing the tub was proportional to the amount of his body that was being immersed. This gave him an idea for solving the problem of the crown, and he was so elated he ran naked through the streets repeatedly shouting "Heureμka, heureμka!" (I have discovered it!)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798765572405
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	05/25/2022
Edition description:	My First ed.
Pages:	218
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.46(d)

About the Author

I am Dr. Heady Delpak, I have a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from University of London, UK. I was university professor for 30 years.