Archimedes of Syracuse is known for inventing a device that efficiently raised water for irrigation. Dr. Stephanie Dalley translated a cuneiform text from of the Assyrian king Sennacherib which led ...

“What we are told about Archimedes is a mix of a few hard facts and many legends,” Sherman Stein of the University of California, Davis notes in his book Archimedes: What Did He Do Besides Cry Eureka?

Archimedes screw turbines and generators have emerged as robust, low-head hydropower solutions that exploit the kinetic energy of low-volume water flows. By reversing the traditional Archimedes screw ...

An activity centre on Dartmoor is generating electricity using a device which dates back to ancient Greece. The hydro-electric generator at the River Dart Country Park, near Ashburton, employs an ...

When they’re standing out in a field, miles away from crowded urban centers, the sounds made by a wind turbine’s blades aren’t a big issue. But when they’re perched atop a downtown building, they ...

Archimedes is known for inventing a device that efficiently raised water for irrigation. Archimedes of Syracuse is known for inventing a device that efficiently raised water for irrigation. Dr.