Give me but a firm spot on which to stand, and I shall move the earth.
— The Works of Archimedes
Archimedes of Syracuse was an ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, astronomer and inventor from the city of Syracuse in Sicily. Although few details of his life are known, his surviving work marks him as one of the leading scientists of classical antiquity and one of the greatest mathematicians of all time.
He anticipated modern calculus by using infinitesimals and the method of exhaustion to prove many geometrical theorems, including the area of a circle and the surface area and volume of a sphere. He derived an approximation of pi and investigated the Archimedean spiral. He was also one of the first to apply mathematics to physical phenomena, proving the law of the lever and stating the law of buoyancy now known as Archimedes' principle.
He anticipated modern calculus by using infinitesimals and the method of exhaustion to prove many geometrical theorems, including the area of a circle and the surface area and volume of a sphere. He derived an approximation of pi and investigated the Archimedean spiral. He was also one of the first to apply mathematics to physical phenomena, proving the law of the lever and stating the law of buoyancy now known as Archimedes' principle.
Give me a place to stand, a lever long enough and a fulcrum. and I can move the Earth
Give me where to stand and I will move the earth.
Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world.
Give me a lever long enough And a prop strong enough I can single-handed move the world.