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Archimedes was born in 287 BC in Syracuse and died in 212 BC in Syracuse. He is known as the "father of integral calculus" and the "father of mathematical physics". His father Phidias who was an astronomer and might have been related to the king of Syracuse who was Hieron II. No one knows whether he had children or was married. Some of his inventions were [|war machines],pulley systems, [|planetarium], and the [|water screw]. He is one of the three greatest mathematician and scientist. In 212 BC, Syracuse was being attacked by Romans. Archimedes designed a system of mirrors that absorbed the sun's rays on all the attacking ships that were coming in and set all of them on fire. When that was all over after few years Romans laid a surprise attack on the people on Syracuse. The Roman soldiers started burning this and killing people. That was until one of the soldiers found Archimedes just sitting and looking at some diagrams and mathematical equations. When that man told Archimedes to get up and come with him and he did was say his final words "Don't disturb my circles" and the solider just killed him right there for not coming with him. Most of his work was in geometry with circles and their physics. There is a myth that Archimedes revealed a theory while he was in the shower. While naked he ran through Syracuse's streets yelling "Eureka,eureka (I found it)!!" =====

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This is an image of Archimedes

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This is Archimedes sitting still while working on mathematical problems and diagrams before the roman solider came killed him