Book chapter
Archimedes the Mathematician
Archimedes in the 21st Century, pp 63-76
2017
Abstract
Although Archimedes’ fame among the general populace in antiquity was based on his military machines, inventions, and legends, he earned his true immortality through his mathematical works. Here I discuss some of Archimedes’ mathematical ideas that are being used and applied twenty-three centuries after his lifetime.
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- Title
- Archimedes the Mathematician
- Creators
- Chris Rorres - University of Pennsylvania
- Publication Details
- Archimedes in the 21st Century, pp 63-76
- Series
- Trends in the History of Science
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing; Cham
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- [Retired Faculty]
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85060123463
- Other Identifier
- 991021879780404721