The Claw Of Archimedes And The Heat Ray

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In Archimedes life, there were major events happening. One of them was the attack of Rome in Syracuse. Archimedes have a lot of talents so he devoted his talents to defend his city from the Romans and came up with some fascinating inventions. Two of the most famous were the Claw of Archimedes and the Heat Ray.

For the Claw of Archimedes, it was a large crane with a grappling hook on the end of it. The Claw of Archimedes defend the city by hooking the ship’s prow and then tip the ship over. For the Heat Ray, Archimedes used mirrors to concentrate rays from the sun and set enemy ships on fire.

After two years of holding off the Romans, the city of Syracuse was finally taken in 212 BC. Marcellus had great respect for Archimedes and immediately