About ARCHIMEDES
ARCHIMEDES
Born: 288 BC Died: 212 BC
One of the great Ancient Greek Scientists. He worked in many areas and gave the details about geometry, mechanics, hydrostatics, the value of pi, etc.,
He explained about
- Law of flotation as Archimedes Principle.
- He was more famous for the Principle of displacement.
- Gave the details about Buoyancy Force.
- Designed Archimedes Crew to get better efficiency at flows at turbines and water wheels
- Obtained the value of pi up to accurate to the second decimal place.
- The designed formula for the curved surface areas and volumes of various solids.
- He explains the concept of the lever and challenged that give me a sufficiently large lever, I can move the Earth.
