What is another word for archimedes?

Pronunciation: [ˌɑːkɪmˈiːdiːz] (IPA)

Archimedes was a brilliant ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer who lived in Syracuse, Sicily, in the third century BC. Synonyms for the name Archimedes include genius, innovator, scholar, polymath, and visionary. He is renowned for his contributions to mathematics, such as the principle of buoyancy and the concept of pi, which have had a profound impact on modern science and technology. Archimedes is also credited with inventing the Archimedes Screw, a device used for raising water from lower to higher elevations, and the Claw of Archimedes, a weapon used to defend against invading ships. His groundbreaking work has inspired scientists and mathematicians for centuries.

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Usage examples for Archimedes

Yet it was just that lever dexterously applied, and carefully weighted with the whole weight of his endlessly accumulated inductive instances, that finally enabled our modern archimedes to move the world."
"Luck or Cunning?"
Samuel Butler
"Where I may stand:" The alleged saying of archimedes-"I could move the world had I a place for my fulcrum-'where I might stand' to move it."
"A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.)"
Mrs. Sutherland Orr
When therefore the great majority of men of Science, declare that the fact of genetic Transformism is established beyond the possibility of doubt, Evolutionists find themselves supplied with a plausible foothold on which to stand and rest their fulcrum, while, like archimedes, they proceed to move the world.
"The Old Riddle and the Newest Answer"
John Gerard

Related words: buoyant force and water displacement, water displacement experiment, buoyant force equation, principles of buoyancy, buoyant force ratio, buoyant force calculation, buoyant force math, buoyant force applications, buoyant force formula

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