Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Often called the father of mathematics, Archimedes was one of the most famous inventors in ancient Greece, with some of his ideas and principles still in use today. But one fabled device has left scientists speculating […]
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A 13-year-old built a ‘death ray’ using a 2,000-year-old concept from Greek inventor Archimedes
Over 2,000 years ago Greek inventor Archimedes supposedly set fire to invading ships with mirrors. To test the possibility, a middle-school student designed an experiment for his science fair. Using light bulbs and mirrors, he created a scaled-down version and found it was possible. Legends about the ingenuity of Greek inventor and mathematician Archimedes were […]