An ancient manuscript long hidden from public view may provide significant, new insights into the way Archimedes did his mathematical work more than 2,000 years ago. The manuscript, known as the ...

Offer a short class or workshop on bookmaking. Contact artists who make books in your area and organize a workshop on the art of bookmaking. Talk about how Archimedes' manuscript was "recycled" and ...

Do you know Archimedes of Syracuse (c. 287–212 BCE) is celebrated as one of history’s greatest scientific minds? As a young man, he travelled to Alexandria, Egypt, a major centre of learning, to study ...

Many brilliant minds have shaped the world of mathematics, but one name stands out above all: Archimedes of Syracuse. Known for his genius in geometry, physics, and invention, Archimedes made ...

When most people hear the name Archimedes, they picture a gaunt figure with a long beard screaming "Eureka!" and running around the streets naked, dripping with bathwater. Whether such a scene ever ...

A new limited-time exhibit at the Cranbrook Institute of Science invites visitors of all ages to exclaim 'Eureka!' as they learn new ideas in math, science, and history. “The Science of Archimedes” ― ...

CHICAGO - The first mathematical use of the concept of actual infinity has been pushed back some 2,000 years via a new analysis of a tattered page of parchment on which a medieval monk in ...

Archimedes didn’t really invent a death ray. But more than 2,200 years after his death, the ancient Greek’s inventions are still driving technological innovations — so much so that experts from around ...