Archimedes Archimedes was one of the greatest mathematicians in the history of the world. He was born on 287 BC in Syracuse, Greece. Inventor, scientist and mathematician, mostly known as a splendid Greek researcher whose discoveries lend to the most famous contributions to mathematics, physics, mechanics, and astronomy today. Every aspect of his life was surrounded by mathematical focus and deep studies on geometrical subjects such as volume of cylinders, measurement of circles, research on spirals, density of object, the equilibrium of the planets and other theories made by observation and experimental process. Even thought, there is no specific records about his life, it is known that the historian Juan Tzetzes discovered that Archimedes did live until the age of 75 and also, according to the book “The Sand Reckoner” Archimedes’ father was Fidias, an astronomer who was really influential during that era. Most of the details of his personal life are unknown; there is no exact information about any marriage or children. We could say that the most accurate detail about his personal life is that he studied in Alejandria, Egypt when he was young. …show more content…
According to author Gerald J. Toomer, Archimedes not only accomplished mathematical achievements, but also contributed to historical victories. He developed incredibly powerful war machines during the second Punic War, when the Romans took control of most of the city of Syracuse in 211BC. They were so scare about Archimedes’ machines that he was assassinated by a Roman soldier who ignored the orders from the Roman general who had ordered to avoid any type of harm to such a great mathematician. This successful episode positioned him as one of the most important ancient scientist. Similarly, modern era researchers have developed experiments to prove the potential of some of Archimedes’ machines, the results were