# Archimedes — WHE Definition Discussion

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**Created:** [March 11, 2022, 10:02am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/archimedes-whe-definition-discussion/16651 "2022-03-11T10:02:10Z")\
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Archimedes (l. 287-212 BCE) was a Greek engineer and inventor who is regarded as the greatest mathematician of antiquity and one the greatest of all time. He is credited with a number of inventions still in use today (such as the Archimedes screw) and is referred to as the father of mathematics and mathematical physics.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/Archimedes/](https://www.worldhistory.org/Archimedes/)._

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**Author:** ![JPryst](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/jpryst/32/168_2.png) [@JPryst](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/JPryst)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 9:02pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/archimedes-whe-definition-discussion/16651/2 "2026-07-30T21:02:08Z")

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