Archimede Facts | Facts about Archimedes

What is the Eureka story?

According to legend, Archimedes shouted "Eureka!" when he realized in the bathtub how to test whether a king's crown was pure gold.

Archimedes calculated that pi is between 3 10/71 and 3 1/7.

The Archimedes screw, a device for lifting water, is still used today.

Archimedes is said to have claimed that with a long enough lever and a place to stand, he could move the Earth.

The Archimedes Palimpsest is a medieval prayer book written over lost works by Archimedes, and it sold for $2 million in 1998.

In "The Sand Reckoner," Archimedes estimated how many grains of sand would fill the universe.

Archimedes' tomb was marked with a sphere inside a cylinder.

The Fields Medal, a top prize in mathematics, features a portrait of Archimedes.

Archimedes lived in Syracuse, on the island of Sicily.

Archimedes' principle explains buoyancy.