The Greatest Mathematician: Archimedes and His Eureka! Moment

by Paul Hightower

Book Overview

In this biography, readers meet Archimedes, one of the greatest minds of the ancient world. An original and profound thinker, Archimedes was a mathematician, a physicist, a mechanical engineer, and an inventor. He is most famous for proving the law of the lever and inventing the compound pulley. He is also famous for shouting Eureka! upon making a new discovery.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0766034089
• ISBN13: 9780766034082
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Enslow Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.5" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 9 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 8