Brenden Sener creates a miniature model with four mirrors and heat lamp, which proves Archimedes' theory is plausible.

Greek geometry wasn’t just math—it was an attempt to decode the universe. Its logic still powers rockets, bridges, and every GPS route today.

The ancient Greeks were incredibly talented mathematicians—but they rarely used numbers in their math. Their particular specialty, geometry, dances around actual quantities, focusing on higher ...

The post Archimedes Is One Of The Greatest Minds Of All Time, And The Story Of How One Of His Work Was Lost, Preserved, And ...

Archimedes was a Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer born in 287 BCE in the city of Syracuse, on the island of Sicily. Widely regarded as one of the greatest minds of ...

5. Archimedes’ Cattle Problem A few centuries after Thales, the Greek mathematician par excellence was Archimedes. When he wasn’t busy revolutionizing geometry and inventing ingenious new tools, he ...

In ancient Greece, the famed inventor Archimedes devised a "death ray" that could harness the power of the sun. Centuries later, a 13-year-old proved it worked.

James Simons left behind a legacy in mathematics, finance and philanthropy, as well as a massive personal fortune and a yacht, when he passed away at age 86 last week. The billionaire, who founded ...

Pi Day, a lot of math with a dash of sweets In an effort to make math more fun, physicist Larry Shaw selected March 14 because of 3.14 being first numbers of Pi (π) and a way to celebrate Albert ...