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Archimedes died during the siege of Syracuse, when he was killed by a Roman soldier despite orders that he should not be harmed. Cicero describes visiting Archimedes' tomb, which was surmounted by a sphere and a cylinder that Archimedes requested be placed there to represent his most valued mathematical discovery.
Archimedes was an ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, astronomer and engineer. Although little is known of his life, he is regarded as one of the leading scientists in classical antiquity . Among his advances in physics are the foundations of hydrostatics and the explanation of the principle of the lever .
Scientists have speculated about how Archimedes’ death ray purportedly harnessed sunlight to burn ships. Now, a teen may have evidence the device was plausible.
When Ted Turner founded CNN in 1980, he stressed how the C stood for cable, making it the first channel to be named after the then nascent TV delivery system. But more than four decades later, the ...
Archimedes' insight led to the solution of a problem posed by Hiero of Syracuse, on how to assess the purity of an irregular golden votive crown; he had given his goldsmith the pure gold to be used, and correctly suspected he had been cheated by the goldsmith removing gold and adding the same weight of silver.
Chris Wallace leaves CNN: He defected from 'Fox News Sunday' three years earlier Alisyn Camerota attends the CNN Heroes: All-Star Tribute on Dec. 12, 2021. Alisyn Camerota's news career, marriage
Bernard Shaw (May 22, 1940 – September 7, 2022) was an American journalist and lead news anchor for CNN from 1980 until his retirement on March 2, 2001. Prior to his time at CNN, he was a reporter and anchor for WNUS, Westinghouse Broadcasting, CBS News, and ABC News.
During his years at CNN Christie anchored the network's The World Today, The CNN Prime News, and Newsnight. He was also in the anchor seat for the analysis and reporting of many significant breaking news stories including Hurricane Andrew , the O. J. Simpson Trial, the Persian Gulf War , and many other live national and international news events.