Fluid Mechanics and Contributions of Archimedes in the Field

Ancient Egypt was a civilization developed along the banks of the Nile River. This civilization is known for great cultural advances in almost every area of human knowledge.

Daniel Bernoulli was born February 8, 1700, Groningen, Netherlands, he died March 17, 1782, Basel, Switzerland. He is known for his work on hydrodynamics, and he also did pioneering. During 1725-1749 he won a total of 10 prizes from the Paris Academy of Sciences for his work on astronomy, gravity, tides, magnetism, ocean currents, and the ships at sea. He also made substantial contributions in probability, he shared the 1735 prize for work on orbits with his dad, he was thrown out the house because his dad felt the prize he won should be only his. His prizewinning papers reflected on his life success on the research of science and the ability to be an interested public the scientific problems of the day. 1732 he accepted a post in anatomy

Mathematics has been a part of society ever since its began. Numerous great minds have contributed to the field but one of the most influential mathematicians was Leonardo da Vinci. Genius, renowned and ahead of his time, Leonardo Da Vinci has been called all of these from the time he began changing the world and still is to this day. I chose Leonardo da Vinci to as my scientist because of how progressive da Vinci was within his designs. The power of mathematics and da Vinci’s mind brought humanity amazing new things and ideas. Though Da Vinci is most known for his superior artistic talents, he was also an inventor that incorporated mathematics into designs that were hundreds of years ahead of their time. The invention of a battle tank, robots and diving suits are all accredited to Leonardo da Vinci.

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

P1. Fluid power is the use of fluids under immense pressure to generate, control, and transmit power; this is split into hydraulics which uses oil or water, and pneumatics which uses gas such as air. There are many health and safety legislations and regulations that apply when working with fluid power equipment and systems. This is to prevent any harm to health or even death in the work place.

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.

To build and unite the new Greek and Egyptian kingdom, Ptolemy wanted to make his kingdom the center of the new civilization. He started by kidnapping Alexander’s body and building the city of Alexandria, bringing in Greek institutions such as banking systems specifically the use of coins for tax collection. Alexandria which would become one of the largest cities of the ancient world required some basics such as water and food. Since Alexandria had no fresh water supply and was situated quite a distance from the Nile River, Ptolemy had canals dug and cisterns built to bring water from the Nile to the city. The Alexandria Lighthouse was built to help guide the ships

While in Egypt Alexander named a city after him, and Planned out how it should be build. This City

In the City of Corinth is where Oedipus grew up, one day he learned of fate where he would eventually kill his father, and marry his mother. Thinking the King and Queen of Corinth were his parents, he fleas the city of Corinth in yet another attempt to escape his fate, and spare his parents. Oedipus, heads off to the city of Thebes, where he originated from. Along the way he finds his way to a crossing of three roads.

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

The son of Aglaos, Eratosthenes was born in 276 BC, in Cyrene. Now part of Eratosthenes was a Greek mathematician, geographer, poet, astronomer, and music theorist. modern-day Libya. Cyrene became a place of cultivation, where knowledge blossomed. Eratosthenes would have studied in the local gymnasium, where he would have learned physical skills and social discourse as well as reading, writing, arithmetic, poetry, and music.[ Eratosthenes went to Athens to further his studies. There he was taught Stoicism by its founder, Zeno of Citium, in philosophical lectures on living a virtuous life. [9] He then studied under Ariston of Chios, who led a more cynical school of philosophy. He also studied under the head of the Platonic Academy, who was Arcesilaus

During his career, Eratosthenes became a well renowned mathematician although he was just short of being the best, he was beat out by Archimedes who was the best in almost every subject. Throughout his life Eratosthenes was called β which is the second letter in the Greek alphabet. In 247 B.C. Eratosthenes was appointed to be the Librarian of Alexandria by Ptolemy III Euergetes. Eratosthenes also created the Sieve of Eratosthenes which is a simple, yet effective way of finding prime numbers. The most notable thing he did was find the circumference of the earth, he did this by adopting a simple

7). He wanted Egypt as part of his growing empire. Not long after in 323 BC, however, Alexander died and left this newly established city to his half brother and baby son. Alexander’s childhood friend, Ptolemy, soon came to rule over the city and Alexandria began rising. Ptolemy had plans for the city and began building innovative roads and two sea harbors. With these new developments, authors note, the “fundamental plan of the greatest city in the ancient world was complete.” Houses, slaves, cattle, and taxpayers were being taken from surrounding villages and given to the capital city of Alexandria. When Ptolemy’s son and successor (Ptolemy II) began his rule on the city, he, too, threw himself into developing Alexandria and created a currency that could be used to sell and trade. Structures were built, such as temples and the lighthouse, and Alexandria was becoming known as “the light of the world” (p. 92).

Eratosthenes was born in 276 B.C. in a Greek colony in Cyrene, a country in North Africa better known in the present day as Libya. He raised by modest parents, his mother’s name is not known, and his father’s name could be one of two that have been discovered, Aglaos or Ambrosios. Even though they were modest parents, they were somehow able to have enough money for an education for their son. They would have had to own land that was worth at least 20 minas (type of Athenian currency), and his parents would have been free citizens. He was a typical, curious baby and as he grew older, he asked hundreds of questions that no one could answer. He was extremely interested in the sky, because it was something that he could not reach up and touch. He wondered how what the distance between the sun and earth was and what the sun was made of, why there was wind, and why the stars moved. Like most young Greek boys, when Eratosthenes was about six, he began to go to school in the local gymnasium, where he learned reading, writing, mathematics, poetry, music and physical education. He was very strong in math but geography was by far his favourite subject. In his early years, he was given the nickname Beta, the second letter of the Greek alphabet, because he never came in first place (taken by Archimedes). Later in life, he got the nickname Pentathlos. This word meant an athlete that participated in 5 sporting events or to describe someone who was good at a variety of different

Euclid Of Alexandria may be the best-known mathematician of the world, he is best known for his work on mathematics The Elements. The fact that his work has survived so long, 2000 years in fact, is a tribute to his mathematical genius, however very little of him is known. Three theories abound as to the true nature of this historical figure. Not all historians agree that Euclid was in fact a historical figure, some argue that the school in Alexandria took up the name Euclid to publish their works. But the more accepted theories are that Euclid was in fact a real historical figure who may have been the leader of a team of mathematicians.