Archimedes: life of the week
Professor Michael Scott explores the life and legacy of Archimedes, one of antiquity’s most brilliant minds
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Show Notes
He’s best known for his Eureka moment, but Archimedes was far more than a naked man in a bathtub. Speaking to Kev Lochun, Professor Michael Scott takes us through the wild imagination of this Ancient Greek polymath, who dreamt up war machines, water screws and a giant claw – but not, as legend has it, a death ray.
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