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Eureka Man

the Life and Legacy of Archimedes
Mar 31, 2015
Best known for (allegedly) shouting "Eureka!" before running naked through the streets, Archimedes of Syracuse is much more than an ancient, absent-minded professor too preoccupied with scientific discovery to finish his bath. Born around 287 BCE in a prosperous Greek city-state off the coast of Italy, Archimedes was a brilliant engineer whose inventions helped defend his home against invasions, as well as a gifted mathematician whose work included calculating the numerical value of pi and anticipating calculus by some 2,000 years. And as this well-researched, engaging biography shows, Archimedes still has much to teach us about the world, both ancient and modern. Nature and Science April 2015 newsletter.