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The story behind this event was that Archimedes was charged with proving that a new crown made for Hieron, the king of Syracuse, was not pure gold as the goldsmith had claimed. Soon after, he filled a bathtub and noticed that water spilled over the edge as he got in and he realized that the water displaced by his body was equal to the weight of his body. Archimedes got out of the bathtub naked and started shouting p, “Eureka! Eureka!”
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Archimedes invented the Archimedes screw, a device that uses a corkscrew with a hollow tube. It was originally used to empty sea water from a ship's hull. It is still used today as a method of irrigation in developing countries, according to the Archimedes Palimpsest.
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Archimedes principle was discovered by Greek mathematician Archimedes.
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Invention of submarine inspired by Archimedes Principle.
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Certain groups of fishes use Archimedes' principle to go up and down in the water. Archimedes' principle is also used in designing ships and submarines. The floating of a big ship is based on the Archimedes' principle.
