A new limited-time exhibit at the Cranbrook Institute of Science invites visitors of all ages to exclaim 'Eureka!' as they learn new ideas in math, science, and history. “The Science of Archimedes” ― ...

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Ancient Greece mathematician Archimedes believed a death ray was plausible, so a middle school student from Canada put the concept to the test. Brenden Sener of Ontario won multiple medals for his ...

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One day, in the 3rd Century BC, King Hiero II of Syracuse, Sicily, summoned Archimedes—a young, Greek physicist and mathematician, donning a long, flowing, white beard—to verify that his new crown was ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Ancient Greece mathematician Archimedes believed a death ray was plausible, so a middle school student from Canada put the concept to the test.