Archimedes
Published on Nov 22, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
PRESENTATION BY:
IAN A. SIMMONS
ARCHIMEDES
ONE OF THE GREATEST MATHEMATICIANS AND SCIENTIST
VITAL INFORMATION
- Name: Archimedes
- Lifespan: Born 247 BC Assassinated 212 BC
- Birthplace: Syracuse, Italy
- Age of death: 75
- Killed by a Roman Soldier
HISTORIC EVENTS DURING HIS LIFE
- Siege of Syracuse
- The invention of war machines
- The invention of compound pulley systems
Education
Alexandria,Egypt
Martial & Family Status
Father- astronomer, Phidias
Not known if he was married or had children
OCCUPATIONS
- Scientist
- Mathematician
CONTRIBUTIONS TO MATHEMATICS
- compound pulley system
- On the sphere and cylinder
- measurement of a circle
A COUPLE OF INTERESTING EVENTS FROM HIS LIFE
- His death
- Siege of Syracuse
