Archimedes   Greek Mathematician, Scientist, Inventor The Story 287 Born on Sicily               212 Killed during the capture of Syracuse by the Romans in the Second Punic War.   General      Archimedes Cris Rorres Drexel University   Archimedes of Syracuse U. of St. Andrews           Archimedes Encyclopedia Britannica Writings, Quotes, & Speeches "Give me a place to stand, and I will move the earth." For brief summaries, see Archimedes:His Works Encyclopedia Britannica On the Sphere and Cylinder Measurement of the Circle On Conoids and Spheroids On the Equilibrium of Planes (or Centres of Gravity of Planes) Quadrature of the Parabola The Sand-Reckoner Method Concerning Mechanical Theorems On Floating Bodies         . People, Places, Events Marcellus Syracuse Second Punic War Other   Archimedes Calculation of Pi Books etc. Books on Archimedes Rorres Drexel U.   Literature   Student/Teachers Resources   Copyright 2000 Edwin C Jones Open History Project