Archimedes

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Archimedes of Syracuse (287 BC – 212 BC) Greek mathematician, philosopher, scientist and engineer.

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Attributed

  • εύρηκα. (Eureka!)
    • Translations: " I have found it!" or "I have got it!"
    • Said to be what he exclaimed as he ran from his bath (without clothes), realizing that by measuring the displacement of water an object produced, compared to its weight, he could measure its density (and thus determine the proportion of gold that was used in making a king's crown).
  • δoς μοι που στω και κιν<math>\omega</math> την γην (Dos moi pou sto kai kino taen gaen)
    • Doric Greek: δος μοι π' αν στω και τα γαν κινάσω
    • Translations: "Give me the place to stand, and I shall move the earth." or "Give me a place to stand, and I shall move the world." or "Give me a fulcrum, and I shall move the world."
    • Said to be his assertion in demonstrating the principle of the lever.
  • "Μη μου τους κύκλους τάραττε!" (in Greek)
  • "Noli turbare circulos meos."
  • "Noli tangere circulos meos"
    • Translation: "Do not disturb my circles!"
    • Comment: Uttered to a Roman soldier who, despite being given orders not to, killed Archimedes at the conquest of Syracuse.
      • That soldier was executed for his act.
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