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 ...

had long been of interest to the ancient Greeks, who strove for precise mathematical proportions in their architecture, music, and other art forms. In Archimedes' day, close approximations of pi ...

A scholar who discovered that, contrary to belief, the ancient Greeks, through the work of Archimedes, had actually toyed with infinitely large sets, Netz knows a thing or two about mathematical ...

The Antikythera computer captured the ancient Greek passion for mathematics, and especially geometry, and science.

Ancient Greek stories are still told today ... Dom: He did all of this over 2000 years ago. Dick: Archimedes was a Greek guy with a great beard. Born a ridiculously long time ago around the ...

Math fanatics from all around the world and everyone else who just loves ancient Greek pi (or pie) celebrate on March 14.

Pi Day is Friday, March 14. The relatively new holiday is a celebration of the mathematical calculation pi, or the infinite number representing the constant ratio of a circle’s circumference to its ...

March 14 — a day you’re more likely than most others to eat — or throw — a pie and get a reduced price on your pizza. It’s ...

Ancient Greece gave us many things, from mythology to democracy by way of the Olympics, but if I recall my (very) old primary ...

Ancient Greek stories are still told today ... Dom: He did all of this over 2000 years ago. Dick: Archimedes was a Greek guy with a great beard. Born a ridiculously long time ago around the ...