The year is 287 B.C.E, Alexander the Great Has been dead for fifty years and the kingdom he left to his generals has begun to fracture. Around 300 B.C.E the Punic Wars began, throwing Greece into disarray. The Hellenistic Age is coming to a close. However, at least one good thing came of this year. One of the greatest engineers in history is born. His name is Archimedes and he will change the world. Archimedes life, achievements, and effect on the modern world of engineering make him one of the most prominent and important figures in the ancient world. Unfortunately little is known about the life of Archimedes. In 287 B.C.E he was born in Syracuse. His father was an astronomer named Pheidias and as a man he traveled to Alexandria to study …show more content…
The Law of the Lever is one of Archimedes more prestigious discoveries. When he made his discovery the fulcrum was already in use. However Archimedes was the first to discover that a longer lever made lifting easier. Storys say that Archimedes once said, “Give me a lever and a place to stand, and I will move the world.” Another extremely important innovation by Archimedes was the pulley. He created a complex system of pulleys that allowed him to lift almost anything. Another story says that a team of men, after great effort dragged a trireme onto the beach.The men all boarded the ship along with their animals and Archimedes was able to lift the ship and move it easily by himself. The Archimedes Screw was another impressive invention by Archimedes. The screw is massive and capable of lifting water from the ground. It is still used today in some third-world countries.Other inventions by Archimedes included, the concept of buoyancy. He proved that, when building boats, the material does not matter so much as how spread out it is. Archimedes was also the first person to accurately estimate the value of pi. These are only a few of Archimedes most prestigious achievements. As previously stated, many of the works of Archimedes have been lost, however imagine what other incredible feats of engineering this man may have
Sometimes in life people are the same as you. Sometimes people are so much alike that they don't like each other. Although, we are created to be our own person sometimes people are like us in many ways. In Richard Connell's short story "The most dangerous game" and Saki's short story "The Interlopers," the main character General Zaroff and which Von Gradwitz are alike in the following ways; both men hunted on their own land, both men hunted humans, and both men died. Zaroff and Gradwitz had their own land that they hunted on.
Pericles (C. 495-429 BC) was a very influential politician and general in Athens. He is said to have brought about a very important time in Athenian history known as ‘The Golden Age of Athens’ where he brought about or placed focus on certain things like art, which gave Athens the reputation as the cultural and educational centre of Ancient Greece, architecture, where he created a project to beautify the city and provide work for Athenians with most of its products like the Parthenon still surviving and giving us an idea of the glory of Athens. He also made valuable contributions to drama, the bringing about of democracy and the establishment of the Greek empire.
Major accomplishments he had in his lifetime is he invented the sciences of mechanics and hydrostatics. He also discovered the laws of levers and pulleys. He calculated pi to the most precise number still known today. He showed how exponents could be used to write bigger numbers. He also invented the first water pump to get fresh water out of the ground. It was known as the archimedes screw.
Roman Technology and Engineering. Technology and engineering were among Rome's most famous achievements. In your paper, describe and explain the importance of Roman technology and engineering, especially as it related to making its giant cities livable. Cover at least two separate kinds of Roman technology and/or engineering.
He discovered the laws of planetary motion, explained how gravity works, and invented calculus, a new branch of mathematics that proved invaluable to modern scientists and mathematicians.
During the age of exploration there were many highly important inventions being made and also being used. One of the inventions from this time period is the astrolabe. The astrolabe is an ancient astronomical computer that was used mainly by navigators to solve problems in relation to not only time, but also problems relating to the position of the sun and the stars (“Morrison”). Astrolabes were historically used by astronomers, astrologers, and navigators. Astrolabes had many amazing uses like finding the time of day or time of night, finding the time of a celestial event like a sunrise or a sunset and could also be used as a reference of celestial positions and many more (“Morrison”).
The Persian Empire created the most spectacular feats of engineering the world has ever seen. The engineers had built outstanding palaces, roadways, and canals in the desert, the Suez Canal being one of the most remarkable inventions However, an ancient conflict with Greece burst into an epic encounter that changed the course of its history and shaped the Western world for thousands of years.
Archimedes was a Greek Mathematician from Syracuse, Italy. He was an astronomer, physicist, inventor, and an engineer. Minimal details of his life are yet to be discovered, but his achievement of being the leader of scientists in the classical antiquity. Over the years of his life, Archimedes obtained as much knowledge as he could from his teachers and then decided to travel an extremity to Egypt and there began his study of Alexandria. In a lapse of time Archimedes earned a scholarship and he was known for having a great reputation. When he was done with studying and traveling he returned home to continue in the path of invention and thought. Many legends compare to how Archimedes was a replica of King Hero II. Archimedes was also
Archimedes, a famous Greek mathematician and inventor, laid a cornerstone of modern machinery. He discovered how one of the best forms of moving a heavy object, a fulcrum with a lever, works. He even presented a formula to calculate it in the future. His work is renowned and he is considered one of the most influential scientists. He also invented the Archimedes Screw which was used by the Egyptians to irrigate their fields from the
Petrarch had a very interesting life; he was born in Arezzo, Tuscany and lived until he was seventy years old. Born July 20, 1304 and died July 19, 1374. He had a passion for literature, but sadly his father forced him
Guantanamo Bay is an American military detention camp for prisoners of war, located within the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. The United States of America acquired the Guantanamo Bay Naval base in 1898 at the end of the Spanish-American War, when the USA took control of Cuba from Spain. The Naval Base was maintained well after the war, nearing the end of the 20th century, and within a rather small span of time, it underwent a transformation from naval base to military prison camp, for which was used as a detainment center for Cuban and Haitian refugees.
This is what theologian Horbury surmised about early Christian persecutions, and I largely agree with this view. The Jews sometimes persecuted the early Christians because their beliefs clashed and this caused friction between the two religions. As well as this ‘incompatibility’ between the two faiths, Donatism also developed as a separate sect of Christianity within the orthodox church and a lot of persecution and hate was directed towards the early Christians. However, without this I do not believe that Christianity would have developed and formed the monotheistic, dogmatic religion that we associate ourselves with today.
Hello, king Hammurabi, since you don't know much about the Egyptians I have came to tell you what i've learned in the time that I was in Egypt.
Important events and discoveries occurred before 1280 B.C. The earliest known walled city was unearthed at Jericho in 8350 B.C. Copper smelting was first sited in Asia Minor during 6200 B.C. Plows, sails, and potter’s wheels were invented in Mesopotamia around 4500 B.C. and soon after wheeled vehicles were spotted as well. In 3400 B.C., the earliest hieroglyphics in Egypt were discovered. Pharaohs ruled Egypt. The building of the Great Pyramid of Giza broke ground in 2680 B.C. which later became one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Made of sun-baked bricks, ziggurats towered other structures in Sumer 2100, thought by people then to connect the heavens and the earth. Hammurabi, became
The Mesopotamians may have invented the simple machine called the Archimedes Screw. This would have helped to raise water to the heights needed for the plants in the famous Hanging Gardens of Babylon.