Archimedes was born on 287 BC[1] in Syracuse[2]. He died on January 1, 212 BC[3], in Syracuse[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], physicist[6], astronomer[7], inventor[8], and military engineer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.44% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26,150 views/month, #4,418 of 1,000,298).[10]
Things named for Archimedes include he' principle[42], he' screw[43], Archimedean spiral[44], Archimedean solid[45], Archimedean property[46], Archimedes Palimpsest[47], claw of him[48], and he number[49].
Why It Matters
Archimedes has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] He is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]
He has been cited as an influence by Sophie Germain[52], a mathematician[53], 1776–1831[54], of France[55], awarded the Grand prix des sciences mathématiques[56], specialised in number theory[57] and Gerolamo Cardano[58], a philosopher[59], 1501–1576[60], of Duchy of Milan[61], specialised in mathematics[62].
He is credited with the discovery of Archimedean spiral[63], a mathematical concept[64] and claw of him[65], a weapon type[66]. Works attributed to him include he' principle[67], a physical law[68], founded in -0250[69]; Eureka[70], an interjection[71], in United States[72], founded in -0250[73]; The Sand Reckoner[74], a written work[75], founded in -0250[76]; he' cattle problem[77], a mathematical problem[78]; Noli turbare circulos meos![79]; and On the Sphere and Cylinder[80]. Entities named for him include he' principle[42], he' screw[43], Archimedean spiral[44], Archimedean solid[45], Archimedean property[46], and Archimedes Palimpsest[47].
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