287 BC – 212 BC, ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, astronomer, and philosopher. Even today's math is based on his work: Archimedes Principle, the value of "pi," etc. | 287 BC – 212 BC, ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, astronomer, and philosopher. Even today's math is based on his work: Archimedes Principle, the value of "pi," etc. |