Archimedes.eciv.cwru.edu

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This computer is one of the workstations in the Computational Mechanics Laboratory. It is named after Archimedes of Syracuse(287-212 BC).

Archimedes (287-212 B.C) Archimedes was born in Syracuse Sicily and was the son of an astronomer and was killed when the city was besieged by the Romans. He was the greatest mathematician and engineer of Ancient times. He was a student of Conon in Alexandria who in turn was a student of Euclid. His fame is in part linked to "Archimedes' principle", by which a body immersed in a liquid receives an upward thrust from the bottom towards the top equal to the weight of the displaced liquid. (FLUID STATICS)

Web Pages on Archimedes:

http://www.mcs.drexel.edu/~crorres/Archimedes/contents.html

http://www.treasure-troves.com/bios/Archimedes.html

http://www.mcs.drexel.edu/~crorres/Archimedes/contents.html

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