(CNN) — Often called the father of mathematics, Archimedes was one of the most famous inventors in ancient Greece, with some of his ideas and principles still in use today. (CNN) — Often called the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Greek inventor Archimedes supposedly used mirrors to set fire to invading ships. To test the possibility, a middle-school ...

Ancient Greece mathematician Archimedes believed a death ray was plausible, so a middle school student from Canada put the concept to the test. Brenden Sener of Ontario won multiple medals for his ...

Thousands of years ago, Ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes posited that a death ray could be created to harness the power of the Sun. Now, a 13-year-old student in Canada has put the ancient ...

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” ― ...

The Archimedes Palimpsest is one of the treasures of antiquity. This medieval manuscript, dating the to the 10th century, includes copies of the writings of Archimedes of Syracuse, a Greek ...

Ancient Greek genius Archimedes showed that many unbelievable truths are simply misunderstood. His work in mathematics and ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: It might be surprising to learn that then-12-year-old Brenden Sener of London, Ontario was enthralled by Ancient Greek concepts posited by the ...