Archimedes

Geometer and engineer of Syracuse who computed π, founded statics, and came within a hair of inventing calculus.

Specifications & Metrics

era

c. 287 – 212 BC

Core Principles & Analysis

• His Method anticipates integration by summing infinitely thin slices.
• He proved a sphere fills exactly two thirds of its circumscribing cylinder — the epitaph figure.
• Killed at the Roman sack of Syracuse in 212 BC, reportedly mid-diagram.