Archimedes: The Greatest Mind in Ancient History

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[@iruka93]

Rome: We have an army Syracuse: We have Archimedes

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Rome : Syracuse conquerd archimedes gets stab ..... lol

[@Mr.Feckless]

and hes got a lever

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And my axe!

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Tony Stark: We have a Hulk

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I’ll buy that

[@randallpcrittenden]

An interesting note is that, in the Archimedes Palimpsest, Archimedes was shown to be working on the conceptual beginnings of what we'd now call integral calculus, so had he not been killed in the manner that he was, we might have gotten a fully-fleshed-out version of calculus ~1900 years ahead of schedule, which would have had incredible ramifications for science and technology.

[@billshiff2060]

That and the 2 machines General Marcellus took from Archimedes shop which we now know as the antikythera mechanism. Had he lived longer there is no telling what else could have been done.

[@MrBacchus18]

The world can turn on the head of a pin

[@Petra44YT]

If he had not been completely oblivious to day-to-day life and his surroundings, he WOULD not have been killed in that way!

[@londonassassin9894]

@@Petra44YTit’s such a silly death I believe it’s fake? He was a “wanted” man by the romans surely he might of gone into hiding ?someone with a great mind is more than capable of this simple illusion….

[@Gtm478]

As a mathematician/physicist, I was surprised to hear Archimedes compared to Einstein and described as a "once in a lifetime" level genius. Archimedes is the greatest mind our species has ever produced and I'm exercising restraint when I say he's a "once in every 1,000 years" level genius. It's ridiculous how far ahead of his time he was, even if some accounts are a bit exaggerated.

[@markkar4663]

What is your view of Einstein being wrong about gravity and that the universe is electrodynamic and not gravitational. And what is your view on the need for mathematical hocuspocus to conjure up dark matter, dark energy and black holes.

[@supportiranianfreedom4982]

@@markkar4663 what is your view on "yp".....not "mp".....only"yp, what do you think about that?

[@sanusiebarrie7225]

According to Eurocentric point of view

[@kingofdice66]

@@markkar4663 I think you forgot to take your medication.

[@markkar4663]

@@kingofdice66 right instead of engaging, you just insinuate illness. Exactly what I'd expect from a disciple of the religion of relativity. Please point to any observational confirmation of dark matter or dark energy...I'll wait and wait and wait and while you're at it spend billions more dollars of public money searching for sky unicorns.

[@CaravaggioRoma]

this man was the greatest genius that mankind has ever witnessed. mathematician, physicist, engineer... excellent in every possible field,...

[@troymacarthur]

Was he alive during a time when it was possible to know all that had been discovered in all the disciplines?

[@rejvaik00]

"Archimedes no! Its filthy in there"

[@darylyounger6793]

Archimedes was an engineering genius. His work still stands to this day throughout industry.

[@unknowntexan4570]

Archimedes very likely invented the Antikythera mechanism found in the wreckage of a Greek ship. The ancient records say that he did invent something like it. The actual machine was the world's first true computer with over 27 gears that measured not only the phases of the moon with extreme accuracy but also the planets and even when the local games were to be held.

[@benjaminhoover6427]

Or someone pretending to be Archimedes..hahaa

[@Evan490BC]

@@benjaminhoover6427 Highly unlikely that someone would have Archimedes' intelect and "manage" to hide in anonymity.

[@benjaminhoover6427]

Godammit!

[@davidedbrooke9324]

Imagine if the world was technologically 1,500 years ahead of where it is now?

[@Viking_Luchador]

@David Edbrooke Thank the Christians for destroying the Library of Alexandria

[@Magmafrost13]

4:40 small but important correction: the volume of his body displaced the water. The weight made no difference to the amount of water displaced, and this is why the solution worked. The weight of the crown could easily be measured with a scale, and by finding a way to accurately measure the crown's volume (since it was such a complex shape), its density could be calculated and compared to the known density of gold

[@rmatalanga]

I wanted to say that too. The central parameter here was the volume, which was hard to calculate. Once he was able to figure out the volume, he could now determine the density of the material.

[@AndrewStamelakis]

@@rmatalangaArchimedes' principle states that the upward buoyant force that is exerted on a body immersed in a fluid, whether fully or partially submerged, is equal to the weight of the fluid that the body displaces and acts in the upward direction at the center of mass of the displaced fluid.[1] Archimedes' principle is a law of physics fundamental to fluid mechanics. It was formulated by Archimedes of Syracuse.[2]

[@5Iron]

Archimedes' Principle is generally referred to as determining the mass of an item of density equal to or less than that of water water. That does not apply to the crown problem where both gold and silver are denser than water. As Roma mentioned Archimedes solved the problem by measuring the volume and calculating the density of the crown, then comparing it to the density of pure gold. Interestingly, WIkpedia specifically states that Archimedes did not use his principle to solve this problem.

[@jaredbrady5566]

Yeah, I questioned this too but wondered if I was missing something haha

[@pakde8002]

That seems like a difference of semantics. The volume of water displaced is equal to the volume of the object and the weight of a similar object of the same material will be the same, however an object lighter than water (for example a helium balloon) won't displace any water even though it has a very large volume. It seems to me it would be more accurate to say that Archimedes principle is a formula for measuring the mass of an object which is equal to its buoyancy.

[@fishypaw]

Leonardo Da Vinci was obviously inspired by Archimedes. Imagine what they could have achieved together, had they lived at the same time.

[@dudo3000]

"Imagine what they could have achieved together, had they lived at the same time." Who said they would cooperate? Edison vs Tesla? :-)

[@fishypaw]

@@dudo3000 lol, true, but Leo did admire, and was inspired by Archie, so they might have got on. :)

[@meo7908]

They were both brother Pythagoreans as was Plato who live in Sicily for a while.

[@gforcedod]

The did work together, Da Vinci started where Archimedes left off ;)

[@MomMom4Cubs]

@@dudo3000 Excellent point! I would've said Steve Jobs/Bill Gates (a once semi-collaborative relationship that would degenerate into outright competition with no clear winner).

[@nemeczek67]

Newton was lucky that there had been no apple trees in ancient Greece.

[@davidchicoine6949]

lol

[@mohit5496]

lol 😂😂😂😂😂

[@dovbarleib3256]

Newton's work was more made possible by 2 giants in Astrophysics that preceded him: Johannes Kepler and Gallileo and the Astronomical observational records of Tycho Brahe. Isaac Newton was a giant who stood on the shoulders of these 2 or 3 other giants who laid the foundation of positing the existence of Gravity directly proportional to the mass of 2 objects and an acceleration due to gravity due to the mass of the much larger object.

[@demon6937]

lol

[@bretthess6376]

Actually there were quite a few apple trees in ancient Greece. But then you already knew that. You were just making a joke. I'll let myself out.

[@AliciaNyblade]

Math has always been my worst subject and I hate it with a burning passion, but this man was a legend. The fact that he was so into his work his last words were, "Do not disturb my circles!" before he was killed is just amazing. Not many people get to die doing what they love to do. RIP, Archimedes.

[@mwilamakwaya95]

You hate math😢

[@AliciaNyblade]

@@mwilamakwaya95 Yeah, sorry. Like I said, it was my worst subject in school, no matter how hard I tried and studied. English, history, and theatre were my best subjects.

[@meloniejen8400]

*Never approach a man when he's drawing shapes*

[@VoidHalo]

I can attest to this. I've actually been studying ancient greek geometry lately. Stuff like figuring out how to divide a circle into even segments, or drawing a right triangle, or square with nothing but a tack and a piece of string to act as a compas and a straight edge (not ruler). It's amazing how much you can do and how accurately you can do it with such minimalistic tools. But I become so engrossed in what I'm doing, that all else ceases to exist. If somebody ever distracted me during this, I would no doubt try to divide THEM into even segments. =)

[@VoidHalo]

@OPEN YOUR MIND B4 UR MOUTH Try to explain it in terms they can understand. Like compare it to a routine or pet peeve or something they have which might not seem like a big deal to anyone else and say it's like that. It's best to choose your wording carefully so as not to trivialize their's or your own level of suffering). It can be easy to sound like you're saying "my problems are worse than yours" or "your problems don't matter cuz mine are worse" with things like this. Especially if the person is touchy. Mental health stuff can be difficult to explain to people who are unfamiliar with it. But it helps to put it into terms they can relate to. If they're willing to listen.

[@leebee5361]

Well, you never know just exactly what kind of things might be taking shape, yeah? 🤔

[@thewobblywelder8362]

I can attest to this... makes me absolutely irate when someone disturbs me in the middle of a problem solving venture!

[@rictoriaravioli3815]

Tbh it kinda seems like he might’ve had adhd. I don’t know for sure, but the way he focused on his ideas and nothing else for days at a time, it sort of seems like he was hyper focused on his work. Idk it’s just a theory tho

[@namelesscare7982]

When I saw a video related to Ancient Greece, have always been excited. Ancient Greek philosophers' scientific legacies and achievements still take a vast place in popular culture. Their studies and inventions built up a foundation of modern science.

[@mirkonavarra1517]

he was Sicilian

[@hiphop24-s3s]

@@mirkonavarra1517 it's part of Greece in ancient times. It's called manga Grecian. Populated by Ionians greeks

[@navidhendrix]

No matter how you slice it Archimedes was a rock star.

[@seanleith5312]

Remarkable: for the success and long history of Roman Empire, there is not even one intellectuals from that era, who might remotely comparable to those from the Greek. People remember the Greece for the intelligence that lights up human histroy. Roman on the other hand, people remember it of nothing, except for wars.

[@Zraknul]

@@seanleith5312 if people only remember Romans for wars, and Greeks for intelligence than their education on both is terrible.

[@april1st183]

@@Zraknul My education is terrible but I'm genuinely curious: was there a Roman that was considered on the same level of intelligence as Archimedes?

[@JackHankeAnd]

@@april1st183 No. Rome produced great orators, generals, engineers and architects, but nobody with the recognized level of genius that Archimedes had. Given that Hellenic culture and education proceeded mostly uninterrupted after Roman conquest, this is probably more of a coincidence than anything else. People continued to have the resources to study and promote learning during the glory days of the Empire - although there was often little economic incentive to engage in scientific inquiry, that was generally true before the Roman conquest, too. Archimedes truly was a once-in-a-millennium mind.

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😂

[@Henchman1977]

What's really interesting about the Archimedes Screw is that it also works if the screw remains stationary and you rotate the exterior (thanks Tom).

[@markdavidson1835]

Genius❤️👍

[@nesirsitsir]

The ancients are my favorite Biographics!

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James Bone nah I like the twentieth century ones

[@Kyle-vb3fz]

A Stolen Visa The sum total of our current worldly amassed knowledge is built upon the wisdom of the ages, starting with the ancients. Appreciate all bright minds and thinkers: ancients, philosophers, enlightenment, post modern era, industrial revolution, information era, etc.

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Mine are the serial killer ones?????

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Mee too love the ancient ones aswell

[@Bigandrewm]

I dig the ancients, too. And specifically the scholars and engineers who made their worlds better, not just the kings and generals. Hippocrates! Euclid! Ptolemy! The Plinys! Thucydides!

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I love this channel. The wealth of information in each single video is immeasurable. Thank you for your time and effort.

[@Kasaix]

I wonder what happened to the guy who killed Archimedes. Imagine being the guy who killed the smartest guy in the world.

[@hewhomustnotbenamed5912]

Me while casually staring at British government: Hey what ever happened to the guy who broke the Enigma code?

[@marcocano8399]

Underrated comment

[@babaliong88]

You would be the dumbest guy in the world

[@Gala-yp8nx]

He was probably flogged by Marcellus.

[@ninepuchar1]

He was probably executed.

[@BichaelStevens]

Coincidentally our school had a talk about Archimedes yesterday as a first day of school event It was absolutely horrible. Will use this video to make up for what atrocities I witnessed yesterday. Thanks.

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Is your profile picture a Wasp+Cat?

[@BichaelStevens]

@@MegaGangsta4life Cat bee

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Your teacher must have a Roma background

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@@captainmoonlight768 We're not even close to Romanian...

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@@BichaelStevens Roma=Rome

[@Mark-im6pm]

Your excitement with this and your other videos draws me into anything you share. Thank you.

[@HurBenny]

The Roman Republic, Simon. Not the Roman empire for about two centuries.

[@nathananderson8928]

Also, no way they watered the Hanging Gardens of Babylon based on the work of Archimedes. They were said to be gone by the time of Alexander if I am not mistaken. But... a great video of a great man.

[@ironrose6]

Nathan Anderson That really depends on what theory you subscribe to. The biggest problem with the gardens is there's no proof they existed in the city we know as Babylon- unfortunately, what's worse is that several cities were referred to as "Babylon" (gate of the gods) so we don't even know which city the gardens were supposed to exist in or who created them. If you subscribe to the theory that they did exist in the city we know as Babylon, the prevailing theory is that they were destroyed around 1 AD, almost 300 years after Alexander conquered Babylon. If you subscribe to the other more popular theory, then the garden refers to a very well-documented garden in Nineveh 400 or so years before Alexander. So it really just comes down to what you choose to believe.

[@hyperhare0624]

Seriously, how could you forget that!

[@andremaltez442]

THANK YOU! Bugged me the first time he said it and was like...wtf

[@CamMackay96]

One of my mathematical heroes! Him alongside Pythagoras are the forefathers of pure mathematics. Beyond merely accomplishing tasks, they pursued the study of maths for the sake of understanding it. Truly incredible!

[@vladimirremmirez7671]

Wrong, the Indians came up with the numeral system that we still you even till this and Mayan had arithmetic, Ramadrupta whom is one the famous Indian mathematician taught Europeans how to use arithmetic with huge numbers with the modern numeral system

[@CamMackay96]

@@vladimirremmirez7671 yes Islamic mathematicians made massive contributions including the numeral system we prodimantly use. But that doesn't disagree with anything I said? Learn some reading comprehension friend.

[@vladimirremmirez7671]

@Jeff Oliver Facts don't care about your feeling, Indians from the 4th to the 13th century were the greatest mathematicians and contributed to math, a lot more than white Europeans, and Arabs, Arabs took that numeral system from the Indians along with there other mathematical innovations, then Fibonacci whom is a Italian, went to the middle east to study their and learned the Indian mathematics, and then when he returned to Europe he wrote a book teaching these Indian methods and the Indian math methods spread everywhere in Europe like a disease, and during the medieval times they called mathematics as Mordus Indorum which means the Indian method in Latin, also fun facts the Mayans were also able to achieve just as the Indians in terms of the concept of zero and Arithmetic, in 3,000 B.C.

[@thirdrice4976]

The Pythagoras theorem is the most ancient mathematical formula that goes beyond simple arithmetic, so yeah, he can take credit for that. Pythagoras is a genius, and he and his Mathamatekoi pretty much laid to the foundation of advanced mathematics that the greeks later on learned, which was later learned by the arabs when conquering Persia, where most of their writings about math was.

[@vladimirremmirez7671]

@@thirdrice4976 Wrong, how is this disputing my point. Indians came up with the far Superior mathematics than any other civilization in the world. only good thing, white Europeans were good at was philosophy, at that time. Our modern mathematics came from India. Again facts don't care about your feelings

[@LarrieStraatmeyer-ql1lt]

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Love your channel hope you have a good week :)

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[@anthonybeers]

you need to weigh the crown then find its volume by dipping it in water to measure its displacement. Then you can divide to find its density which will show if it is made of gold or a fake. It only displaces it weight or less if it is able to float

[@jimjr4432]

@@anthonybeers I think I agree totally, The fake crown displaced more volume. Thanks

[@jzsfvss]

@@jimjr4432 No, the displaced volume is the same, regardless of density.

[@jimjr4432]

József Vass Hi, I have been wrong before, but as I remember the crowns weighed the same. The eureka moment came ‘the big A’ figured out that crowns of gold weighing the same as crowns of gold and silver would displace less water, a measure of volume, than that of a gold and silver amalgam, that being more volume for the same weight. Hopefully this will clarify my understanding. Cheers!

[@jimjr4432]

@@jzsfvss Hi, sorry to not either be clear or just wrong. From what I know the two crowns weighed the same. The king was suspicious so he ask the big A to check it out. The crowns did weigh the same, but when the big A had his weekly bath, it overflowed when he got in or at least went up the walls of the tub. That was the Eureka moment. Crowns had equal weights but the volumes were different as measured by dispaced H2O. The fake crown was larger. Hence had a lower density caused by using some Ag with the Au. Does this still not ring true? Let me know, thanks.

[@Bigandrewm]

Archimedes' contribution to PI was the best-of-its-time approximation of 22/7, and he know full well it was only an approximation. One can only imagine what he could have done with modern tools.

[@icegiant1000]

Both inspiring and depressing at the same time is the fact that there are probably 30 Archimedes walking the earth right now... but we don't recognize them... what chance do you have :) :(

[@PeterGregoryKelly]

@@icegiant1000 In this age of #ListenAndBelieve and #MeToo such geniuses have to keep their heads low. There is a reason fewer males than females go on to higher education today - too much bovine fertiliser. This will have its consequences in the future.

[@KM-ld9ln]

Andrew Meronek that’s crazy it’s still 3.14 it’s .005 away wow

[@full-timepog6844]

@@PeterGregoryKelly wow that must be the reason!!! Thank you for waking us up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ripsumrall8018]

@@icegiant1000 That is nonsense. Sickeningly ignorant actually.

[@LarrieStraatmeyer-ql1lt]

Love you for your finding

[@matthewmcallister9354]

Thanks for the awesome video guys, good job Simon!

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[@ignitionfrn2223]

0:55 - Chapter 1 - A life of academic achievement 3:25 - Chapter 2 - The golden crown 6:25 - Mid roll ads 7:35 - Chapter 3 - Inventions & achievements 11:25 - Chapter 4 - The roman invasion of syracuse 15:05 - Chapter 5 - Death & legacy

[@Mathman420]

I loved this video, but you forgot to mention how the palimpsest is considered to be the earliest formulation of what we know today as "calculus" and how more and more scholars are giving credit to Archimedes for inventing calculus long before newton and leibniz

[@coperwayne2994]

Im surprised he didn't mention that, it's a huge part of archimedes accomplishments

[@williamgarner6779]

Archimedes was a great mathematician/scientist/engineer. Many of the basic rules of integration and differentiation were proved by him (for conic sections and a few special curves.) But I've seen no indication that he understood the relationship between derviatives and integrals. That was the great leap of Newton and Leibnitz. And they couldn't give proofs that were entirely sound. It took over 100 years for that.

[@johncarl472]

@@williamgarner6779 He probably would've blazed through that if they had a more convenient mathematical notation in ancient Greece.

[@michaelpennington6935]

The only "scholars" giving Archimedes credit for calculus are ones that that either don't understand calculus or those that are trying to get their names known. It would be like saying that actually it was Euler that came up with calculus because he discovered "e" .

[@jamesfortune243]

His idea of using a free body diagram for buoyancy eventually led to free body diagrams and control volumes underpinning all the basic engineering governing equations such as Conservation of Mass, the Energy Equation, and Conservation of Angular Momentum.

[@misterkrazy8401]

Archimedes, no! It's filthy in there.

[@mariano98ify]

Ahhh i see you are a man of culture aswell... nice TF2 reference

[@ultrabonkpcgaming9247]

Ribs grow back No they don't

[@Punktastic13]

Birds.... 🙄

[@PitchaxisT]

*Archimedes?*

[@ytho6448]

Lets go practice medicine!

[@susangunn1268]

What an incredible mind. His work was certainly the launch pad for the great minds that followed him.

[@1imusos]

Not to mention the archetype of the absent-minded professor!

[@billshiff2060]

When Newton said he stood on the shoulders of giants, he had Archimedes in mind.

[@treborironwolfe]

If any of you are misfortunate enough to encounter my corpse when the time comes, and if I am alone without any hint to my final wishes, please bury me by the sea and cobble a simple headstone which reads, "Do not disturb my circles!"

[@bombercountyblues]

My favourite example of ancient Greek logic was thales accurately measuring the height of the great pyramid by simply standing next to it facing the sun and waiting until his shadow measured the same as his height. Then measuring the pyramids shadow.

[@lornaginetteharrison7168]

Random comment!: When toilet training my first puppy (a lovely rescue Bedlington/Whippet lurcher, a cruelty case from the RSPCA), the very first time she "went" in a specific designated area outside in my garden, I exclaimed *"Eureka!",* & somehow, it kind of stuck! The unintentionally chosen word was henceforth sufficient to get her to "go" on command! Every dog I’ve rehomed since has responded equally well - although a plentiful supply of dried liver treats probably had more than a little to do with it! - but the reward definitely paired extremely well with the *"Eureka!"* cue word!

[@IntrepidFraidyCat]

LOL! Love this! I'll definitely keep it mind when training pups.👍🏻😁🐶

[@panostriantaphillou766]

@@IntrepidFraidyCat Yes but What Would Archimedes Do?

[@WildeFyre69]

The "Buring Mirror" is an interesting topic. On "Mythbusters" they tried to make one but couldn't get it to work no matter how they fiddled with it. Jump ahead to modern times where a tall office building, without even trying, started to generate terrific amounts of heat at street level, even melting parts of cars. Obviously, this was also hard on the people walking around. Eventually, they fixed the problem at a great cost. True story. Thanks again Simon for such an interesting video!

[@Kyle-vb3fz]

You have one of the few channels that has adverts that intrigue me. Bravo, sir.

[@loszhor]

One of my favorite ancients! Thanks for uploading!

[@MarcosRMarin]

It's really mind blowing how much ancient knowledge has been lost through the centuries.

[@ddsjgvk]

Blame Religion and the burning of Alexander Library.

[@ddsjgvk]

@Top Lobster You can't say that. Is there a star gate in your bedroom? Can travel through time Top?

[@soapmaker2263]

@@ddsjgvk countless ancient scrolls were saved in temples, churches, mosques, etc. over the centuries. Edgy atheism is fuckin cringe.

[@Gingnose]

@@soapmaker2263 wow, you seem very triggered lol

[@dwashbur]

Scuba divers also use Archimedes' principle of displacement. It's the key to being able to control ourselves underwater.

[@onbedoeldekut1515]

When learning ancient Greek, I was most surprised to learn that the 'p' in pterodactyl, Ptolemy etc, was actually pronounced, and not silent, as I had always assumed!

[@nate7790]

Why would you assume something like that? I remember having such a hard time when learning english with the use of "kn" at the begining of a word. Why bother writting "knives" if you're going to say "nives"? But I had to accept that as no less logical than french where most of the time the last letter of a word is silent.

[@boogerie]

Rome was still a republic in 212 b.c. not an empire. Also you forgot to mention that the 3rd codex revealed Archimedes developing calculus 1900 years before Newton & Leibniz

[@innosanto]

yeah they didn't say anything about the palimmset or the geometric proof (on calculus) that were part of it.

[@metatron4890]

He invented calculus?

[@nosuchthing8]

No he didnt invent calculus as we it

[@TheClassicalElf]

A most interesting story -- a little slower please -- muchas gracias, danke schön

[@picty4089]

He also said weight instead of volume in the crown experiment.

[@JackLeMetis]

Been waiting for this one 👌👌

[@crazyman8472]

“Do not disturb my circles.” 😎

[@MatthewDias25]

When I saw Archimedes I couldn't help but think of Leo Valdez from Rick Riordan's Heroes of Olympus series. Archimedes's inventions were part of his development. The sphere was anyway. Sorry I just felt like I needed to share that.

[@georgelopez9872]

Matthew Dias me too!!! Leo is my favorite and he’s the funniest character in the pj universe! Hahaha so happy to read this comment. Thank you Matthew

[@MatthewDias25]

@@georgelopez9872 No problem man.

[@produstef]

Leibniz: I invented Calculus. Newton: No, I invented Calculus! Archimedes: Hold my circles.

[@georgeagar4210]

You should make an episode on Bram Stoker (author of Dracula) Or maybe Mary Shelley (author of Frankenstein) both had extremely interesting lives

[@constipatedinsincity4424]

They've been done on a couple of Simons channels. The History Guy has a couple of good stories also!

[@inthecards7535]

Percy Shelley, Mary's husband, had an amazing and tragic life too.

[@DivoGo]

constipated in sin city LOVE. YOUR. NAME. 👍🏾🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@constipatedinsincity4424]

@@DivoGo Thank you Youngling!

[@johnjohnz3215]

We aint all ignrent fool, we know who wrote them shits!💀🔨

[@bobblowhard8823]

At 4:38, you stated that "... he realized that the weight of his body displaced some of the water." Not true. It was the VOLUME of his body that displaced the water, not the weight!

[@afrikasmith1049]

So Archimedes was so focused on his work that he didn't care that a bunch of roman soldiers was invading his home raping and killing his neighbors? This man was truly devoted to science.

[@PitchaxisT]

What do you want him to do? They are soldiers.

[@afrikasmith1049]

@@PitchaxisT I'm just saying most people would be scared and horrified. Most people would either try to flea the city if they could or hide and hold their loved ones. But Archimedes just kept at his work.

[@paradoxofepicurus]

Weren't you paying attention? He built plenty of weapons, for fucks sake he was 70, what do you want him to do go Roadhouse on their asses?

[@steliostoulis1875]

Devoted to mathematics*

[@benthebenevolent1001]

@@afrikasmith1049 Perhaps "my circles" was a means of escape through distraction?

[@erinm3655]

For someone who constantly forgot to bathe, his a few of scientific theories seem to deal water.

[@maryannebrown2385]

LOL!

[@MrVvulf]

Michael Faraday. His story needs to be told by Simon and Daven.

[@IntrepidFraidyCat]

YES!!!!!👍🏻

[@IntrepidFraidyCat]

@Tru Quality Michael Faraday FRS (22 September 1791 - 25 August 1867) was an English scientist who contributed to the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry.

[@generalhyde007]

I couldn’t agree more.

[@jagpalsukhraj]

@Tru Quality you're thinking Daniel Faraday

[@KenjaTimu]

@@jagpalsukhraj - The LOST character was obviously named after him. Electromagnetism.

[@brainstormingsharing1309]

Absolutely well done and definitely keep it up!!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@RedditSynthetic]

Should have named the video ‘Archimedes - The Most BRILLIANT Mind in Ancient History’

[@thirdrice4976]

There are other brilliant minds in Ancient history that rival his intellect tho, like Pythagoras and Heraclitus. Archimedes is more known tho.

[@todddougherty9492]

I see what you did there...

[@leoki4804]

Lmao. Bait.

[@RedditSynthetic]

@@thirdrice4976 It is cause the video is sponsored by 'Brilliant' not cause he is actually those most brilliant :P

[@kenhelmers2603]

Very cool Thanks Simon and crew!

[@E-63836]

“Do not disturb by circles!” - Archimedes 15:50

[@JakeSwan94]

Excellent documentary. Well done Simon!

[@accordingtosophia]

When you're arrested as a prisoner of war: When they disrupt your circles: REEEEEEEE

[@xenos_n.]

The last reeee of Archimedes, but certainly not the first. First was when his mom tried to bathe him.

[@luisdmarinborgos9497]

These Graphics-verse channels are great sources of news and information. Outstanding work

[@Mr.Pallanza]

Archimedes: Ancient Math Genius. Me: A weapon in Fallout New Vegas that uses triangulation and shoots beams from the sky.

[@nerdlingeeksly5192]

Not much different from the mirrors that scorched ships

[@leggonarm9835]

Why don't we still use death rays?

[@Oilburnerful]

Quick expansion on the screw and agriculture.Archimedes screw is still used almost everywhere in agriculture. Even if not for moving water. Every combine and most grain elevators/bins. The auger that moves grain the grain around is an Archimedes screw.

[@kevbrix9686]

Anybody here after Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny?

[@LQhristian]

Great summary!!

[@kevg3563]

Archimedes is up there with Leonardo de Vinci and Isaac Newton.

[@warwickeng5491]

Leonardo de Vinci was a mad lad, he was already toying around with the idea of tanks long before vehicles were even fathomed

[@MiguelGarcia-vj7oo]

@@warwickeng5491 yea he loved toying around with male cannons too............

[@jayjay66111]

@@MiguelGarcia-vj7oo grow up you idiot.

[@ItsameAlex]

@@warwickeng5491 but he didn't actually make one. drawing a picture and saying ''this'll work'' is not special

[@maxwellsequation4887]

Isaac Newton was a god tho

[@andrewmutie8158]

I want to thank biographics, for the great you tube videos of which are very educational....

[@margiepico]

Love ancient history!

[@DanielVCOliveira]

Our boy Archimedes doing laser warfare before even us

[@mireillelebeau2513]

How can you love maths and don't pay proper tribute to Archimedes!

[@PeterGregoryKelly]

Today Archimedes would probably be #MeToo'ed for not having time for women. A clue that we may be entering a new dark age as potential Archimedes types geniuses stay away from higher education or guilt tripped, "blue eyed" into under performance as per Jane Elliot's workshops.

[@ianwixom7305]

Peter Gregory Kelly ...what?

[@larryscott3982]

Archimedes was in good company. How many great minds are circa 3rd c BC?

[@theblinkingbrownie4654]

@@PeterGregoryKelly Can you give a source that explains well?

[@creature57]

Wonderful video. Thanks!

[@Icebassh]

Dear Biographics, The image you showed of Roman Politician and General Marcus Claudius Marcellus is that of the Prince and the first heir apparent of Roman Emperor Augustus who was also named Marcus Claudius Marcellus ( I know it’s confusing), out of love for history and admiration for your work I feel it necessary to point out such a minor glitch if not for posterity but for respect of such fine heroes of their respective times.

[@topdog5252]

That’s funny. People did a similar mistake with Euclid in the Middle Ages, and authors kept mixing up a philosopher called Euclid with the great mathematician because they had the same name.

[@ThinkB4UAct]

Yes I like this kind of history , please do more

[@Yo-Me]

"Do not disturb my circles!" - A total Chad

[@ChivoChun]

I am a huge fan of your channel, one of the best things on KZbin

[@hakeemfullerton8645]

I'm not sure if you guys take suggestions for but if you do I have a few names for future videos: Warren G. Hardening Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle Orson Welles Leni Riefenstahl Harold Lloyd Rudolf Hess

[@TeamOT]

The OG inventor of Defend your Castle.

[@MrAllen-fv9cj]

He also got to meet Indiana Jones!

[@paulbacera8231]

Are you a time traveler?

[@jamesanderson7788]

I know this is nit picking three years after the video’s release but I got to say: weight of an object does not disperse water, it’s volume does (see @ 4m40s) - love the channel still

[@roryfarrell3587]

@4:40 wrong, it was he volume, not weight that displaced he water

[@jameslangstonevans]

I was looking for this comment. Displacement would also not tell you the density, a silver crown of the same size will displace just water as a gold crown of the same size... Perhaps Archimedes was concerned with the volume of the irregular shape.

[@cbooth2004]

If the crown had the same weight as the original, but displaced more volume, it was made of a lighter material-hence was not pure gold.

[@rafaelrocha7951]

Great video!

[@auldgoat5644]

What's amazing is that Archimedes wasn't accused of witchcraft at some point.

[@tonygrencho7121]

He grew up in a time when everyone was a pagan

[@maucommaero2368]

Love your presentation and knowledge. Great job.... keep'em coming.

[@srikanthkal8695]

If I immerse myself into a tub of water, I would not think of "laws of floation". I am of average/normal intelligence but these brilliant minds fascinate me. Like Leonardo Da Vinci, and even Alexander Flemings who noticed Penicillium mould on his bread. Thank God for such brilliant people.

[@aaronturner5998]

Awesome! Thanks to you and your team making history fun!

[@WildeFyre69]

Farmers use Archimedes Screw to this date, they just call it an auger though. Thanks for another great video Simon!

[@efstratiossaradeas409]

Great video!!!!Thank you

[@crazydougthewolf]

You guys left out one of the most important things about the Palimpsest! It details Calculus 2600 years *before* Newton and Liebniz!

[@Rubbernecker]

Fantastic video, thank you!!

[@rhode1429]

Check out the shadow behind him at 8:58

[@keesh8360]

😨

[@johnjohnz3215]

Thats shits a GHOST APPARITION🙈💀🔨

[@queenbee_melly]

it happens again at 17:55

[@johnphillips9091]

Such amazing information ! Thank you! You talk sooooooo fast! Had to really listen hard

[@nexeos]

Small nitpick, it's was the Roman republic not empire at the time.

[@aGuyNamedEr1c]

He just knows we all like the way he says "Empahhh". 😆

[@larryscott3982]

I forgive the use of Great Britain when UK is correct. I really dislike the use of America when referring the the USA. And Roman Empire is more inspiring, so poetic license applies, no marks lost.

[@timsmith7225]

They had an empire before they had an emperor.

[@teachmeguitar4149]

Small nitpick, it's was is a grammatical train wreck.

[@JS-sv3bq]

The Roman republic hadn’t conquered Carthage at this point

[@jenniferbanks8863]

Thanks everyone! I Love all the fantastic content!

[@leprechauninc]

Finally, a video about a truly, truly great mind is the focus of a video.

[@sudhakarreddy1453]

I love your way of telling these stories, Sir

[@parrychell]

Would love to see a Bio on my hero, William Pitt younger, or Margaret Hamilton the software engineer on the Apollo 11 mission. Or even Aphra Behn the famous female 18th c author. It would be amazing to see any of these!

[@q300SBB]

Great job Bio Team

[@thaliahishi6716]

timestamps: 0:18 introduction i guess 0:50 personal life 1:35 archimedes screw 2:15 more about personal life 2:42 archimedes' personality 3:20 golden crown/archimedes principle 7:33 inventions and achievements 7:44 archimedes boat thing and buoyancy 9:20 levers and pulleys 9:57 geometric/maths equations 11:18 roman invasion of syracuse 12:37 archimedes' weapons 13:04 catapults 12:31 "burning mirrors" 15:02 death and legacy

[@gregoryambres1897]

Your videos, Simon, are indeed wonderful.

[@DouggieDinosaur]

When Archimedes was killed in 212 BC, in his hands was the world's very first computer. After the fall of Syracuse, Archimedes was ordered to bring his instruments to the Roman General Marcellus. After gathering them up, Archimedes walked through a city full of victorious Roman soldiers looking for loot. A soldier ordered Archimedes to surrender his instruments but when Archimedes tried to explain his orders to deliver them, he was killed by the soldier. Marcellus must have found out because many years later, his grandchildren were still in possession of the instruments, one of which was described as a crank-driven device showing the correct positions of the moon/planets and indicating dates of future/past lunar/solar eclipses - but due to overuse and age, it no longer worked. This description matches the "Antikythera Mechanism" discovered in 1901 which is believed to either be the very device taken from Archimedes or a copy. The apocryphal story of Archimedes dying while doing mathematics isn't true - but it's poetically true. Most people of the time understood the importance of mathematics but hardly anyone understood the significance of computing - it seems to me a romantic version of his death had to be invented to highlight this loss to civilization.

[@kennmossman8701]

IT IS nOT A COMPUTER! iT WOULD BE A CALCULATOR!!!

[@DouggieDinosaur]

Damn, you're hard to impress.

[@kennmossman8701]

@@DouggieDinosaur would you call a flintlock rifle a machine-gun? It is impressive but ain't no computer!

[@DouggieDinosaur]

Bad analogy, they're both guns. Help me understand, are you saying it's not a computer because it doesn't have RAM or are you just saying it's not as impressive as a Commodore 64?

[@kennmossman8701]

@@DouggieDinosaur A computer is a machine or device that performs processes, calculations and operations based on instructions provided by a software or hardware program. It is designed to execute applications and provides a variety of solutions by combining integrated hardware and software components.

[@juliekovacic]

Great video

[@steve-o6413]

After watching this, I wonder how many people might think that Archimedes was the inventor of the Antikythera Mechanism dating back to the same era and area location. This device used the mechanical energy of a spring to put in motion The Heavens Above. There's another Device called Archimedes Odometer that used the same type of cogs as The Antikythera Mechanism. The most famous Roman road the Appian Way still has the mile markers laid out by the Odometer. One would need to know calculus, pi, and geometry to invent such futuristic machines along with genius mind of mechanics and I believe Archimedes fits this description...

[@billshiff2060]

Also Writings of the time also mention Archimedes made a machine that does exactly what the antikythera mechanism does and that General Marcellus took 2 of the machines from Archimedes shop.