The Great Archimedes

by Mario Geymonat and R. Alden Smith

Book Overview

In this exclusive English edition of the elucidating and award-winning investigation of Archimedes' life, Mario Geymonat provides fresh insights into one of the greatest minds in the history of humankind. Archimedes (ca 287 BCE-ca 212 BCE) was a mathematician, physicist, scientist, and engineer. Born in Syracuse, Sicily, the Greek Archimedes was an inventor par excellence. He not only explored the displacement of water and sand, worked out the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1602583110
• ISBN13: 9781602583115
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Baylor University Press
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.4"