Revealing secrets of Archimedes

In this excellent coverage Revealing secrets of Archimedes by Lisa M. Krieger of San Jose Mercury News the reader can read in a non-scientific written article, that is in simple and understandable Enlish, all about the discovery which I think must be considered as one of the most important of this century. Not because it makes me proud being a Greek, but because mankind will be able to understand and appreciate Archimides’ work.

It is known that Archimides exclaimed the famous ”Eureka!” upon discovering how to measure volume while sitting in his bathtub.

The article includes some excellent pictures and graphics as well as a short history about medieval scripts.

IF YOU’RE INTERESTED

Curator’s Web site: www.archimedespalimpsest.org

• Today, 7 p.m., Cantor Museum, Stanford University: Stanford physicist Uwe Bergmann will explain how the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center is used in reading the Archimedes text.

• Friday, 4 p.m.: Exploratorium Webcast: www.exploratorium.edu/archimedes/index.html

I highly recommend you to read the article. I’m sure you will agree with me. Here is the link > Revealing secrets of Archimedes