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.

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 sometimes amused himself with ...

Often called the father of mathematics, Archimedes was one of the most famous inventors in ancient Greece, with some of his ideas and principles still in use today. But one fabled device has left ...

Mathematically, pi is less a child of geometry than an early ancestor of calculus, the branch of mathematics, ... but it was the Greek geometer Archimedes, some 2,300 years ago, ...

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.

Often called the father of mathematics, Archimedes was one of the most famous inventors in ancient Greece, with some of his ideas and principles still in use today. But one fabled device has left ...