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212
212 B.C. - Archimedes Death
Archimedes died during the Second Punic war, when Syracuse was captured by Romans. -
213
213 B.C. - Invented the Archimedes Claw
The Archimedes Claw was a big crane that picked up ships and dropped them to sink them. -
214
214 B.C. - Death Ray Invented
In 214 BC Archimedes invented a large mirror called the Death Ray that burned attacking Roman ships. -
263
263 B.C. - Archimedes returns to Syracuse to help in Punic wars
Archimedes returns to help his cousin in the Punic Wars. -
265
265 B.C. - Invented the Archimedes Screw
The Archimedes Screw pumped water out of ships. -
270
270 BC- Eureka Moment
In 270BC Archimedes developed the Theory of Water Displacement, known in history as the "Eureka Moment." When he got into the bathtub he observed that the water spread to the side in equal proportion to his weight. -
269 B.C. - Pi Is Invented By Archemedes
When Archimedes invented Pi, he did not interperate it as 3.14. Instead he thought of it as 3.125. -
269 B.C. - Going to school
Archimedes went to school in Alexandria Egypt -
218 B.C. Punic Wars
Punic Wars between Hannibal of Carthrige and Italy. -
287 B.C. -Archimedes Birth
Born in 287B.C. in the port of Syracuse, Sicily in the colony of Magna Graecia.
