archimedes

Learn how different simple machines offer different mechanical advantages, as well as how they can combine to form complex machines capable of more complicated tasks.

Provides an explanation of calculus, including how it works, the history, and why it makes life easier.

Lydia, a slave in the household of the great thinker and inventor Archimedes, is always denounced as stupid by her master, but he is not above using her ideas to make some of his greatest creations.

Provides an explanation of calculus, including how it works, the history, and why it makes life easier.

An introduction to the life and work of the Greek mathematician, physicist, scientist, and engineer Archimedes.

Learn about Archimedes contributions to pure mathematics, such as his approximation of pi, and also laying the groundwork for modern calculus.

Chronicles the life and career of Archimedes, a mathematician, scientist and inventor.

A biography of one of the important scientists of ancient Greece, and an explanation of his contributions to physics, astronomy, and mathematics.

Details the accomplishments of Archimedes, a mathematician in ancient Greece.