How is Archimedes' work used today?

As far back as 1586, Galileo wrote a short treatise called La Bilancetta, or The Little Balance, in which he argued this method could not be work because the differences in gold and silver volumes are too small. Instead, he suggested Archimedes used a similar, but more crafty technique. read more

Today, Archimedes is widely considered to have been one of the greatest mathematicians of antiquity, if not of all time. He produced formulas to calculate the areas of regular shapes, using what was then a revolutionary method of capturing new shapes by using shapes he already understood. read more

Today, Archimedes is widely considered to have been one of the greatest mathematicians of antiquity, if not of all time, in the august company of mathematicians such as Newton and Gauss. read more