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It seems to be that, he was related to King of Syracuse, Hieron and his son Gelon. His father name is Phidias who was an astronomer about whom nothing is known. 287 BC in the seaport city of Syracuse, Sicily, Greece. Archimedes Early Life:Īrchimedes was born c. Although little known about his life, he is considered as one of the greatest scientists of the classical era. Archimedes is widely known for his invention of screw pumps, compound pulleys, and siege machines. He was a physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer. He was a close friend of Gelon and helped Hiero solve complex problem with extreme ease, utterly amazing his friend.Known For: screw, Hydrostatics, Levers, Infinitesimals, Neuseis constructionsįields: Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, AstronomyĪrchimedes is one of the greatest scientists of the world who was born in Syracuse on the island of Sicily, Greece. He says Archimedes achieved so much fame because of his relation to King Hiero II and Gelon (son of King Hiero II). Ancient Greek biographer Plutarch, relates Archimedes to King Hiero II of Syracuse. According to the Greek historian John Tzetzes, who was famous for his research on Byzantinne Greek era, Archimedes lived for 75 years.Įxcept for the period of his life where he attended school in Alexandria at Euclid's, Archimedes spent all his life at Syracuse. It is alleged that he drew figures on his body after bathing and applying olive oil. He used to get so engrossed in his work that sometimes he forgot to eat. This is a pump, still used in many parts of the world. Archimedes spent some time in Egypt, where he invented a device now known as Archimedes screw. In those times, in the absence of paper or blackboards, Archimedes used dust, ashes or any other available surface to draw his geometric figures. Archimedes mechanical skill together with his theoretical knowledge enabled him to construct many ingenious machines.
We derive this information about Archimedes from his work "The Sand Reckoner". His father was Phidias, who was an astronomer about whom nothing is known. in the port of Syracuse, Sicily in the colony of Magna Graecia.