Archimedes – the physicist, engineer, inventor, astronomer, and one of the greatest mathematicians of all time.
He introduced humanity to the concept of pi, discovered a method to determine the area of a parabola’s arc, and defined the spiral that bears his name. He also formulated equations for calculating the volumes of revolution surfaces.
Among his numerous physical contributions, the most notable are the fundamental principles of hydrostatics, statics, and the lever principle.
Archimedes is truly one of the greatest inventors of all time, having studied all these concepts over 2,000 years ago without any assistance from computers or the technologies available for science today.
Below are 5 timeless quotes from Archimedes:
1. Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world.
Give me a point of support, and I will lift the Earth.
2. Mathematics reveals its secrets only to those who approach it with pure love, for its own beauty.
Mathematics only reveals its secrets to those who seek it with pure love for its beauty.
3. There are things which seem incredible to most men who have not studied Mathematics.
There are many things that exist which most people who have not studied mathematics will find hard to believe.
4. Eureka! Eureka!
I’ve found it! I’ve found it!
5. Many people believe that the grains of sand are infinite in multitude … Others think that although their number is not without limit, no number can ever be named which will be greater than the number of grains of sand.
But I shall try to prove to you that among the numbers which I have named there are those which exceed the number of grains in a heap of sand the size not only of the Earth but even of the universe.
Some believe that the number of grains of sand is infinite in multitude… Others think that although the number of grains is not infinite, there is no number we can name that is greater than the number of grains of sand.
But I want to tell you that among the numbers I have named, there are many that exceed the number of grains of sand in a heap the size of the Earth, or even the universe.
