Archimedes Mathematical Genius of the Ancient World |
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| Author:
| Gow, Mary |
| Series title: | Great Minds of Science Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7660-2502-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2005 |
| Publisher: | Enslow Publishing, LLC
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $29.60 |
Book Description:
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This book offers a look at one of the greatest minds of the ancient world. An original and profound thinker, Archimedes was a mathematician, a physicist, a mechanical engineer, and an inventor. He is most famous for proving the law of the lever and inventing the compound pulley.
This book offers a look at one of the greatest minds of the ancient world. An original and profound thinker, Archimedes was a mathematician, a physicist, a mechanical engineer, and an inventor. He is most famous for proving the law of the lever and inventing the compound pulley.