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ARCHIMEDES IN THE 21ST CENTURY
23 Centuries of Influence on Mathematics, Engineering, and Science
31 May – 1 June 2013
Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University


CONFERENCE PRESENTERS
Friday • May 31, 2013 • 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Archimedes the Geometer
 
Mamikon Mnatsakanian
Coauthor of New Horizons in Geometry
Project Associate at Project Mathematics!
California Institute of Technology • Pasadena, USA
 Archimedes and the 21st Century Imagination 
 
Mary Jaeger
Author of Archimedes and the Roman Imagination
Professor of Classics
University of Oregon • Eugene, USA
Archimedes and Ship Design
 
Horst Nowacki
Author of Archimedes and Ship Stability
Max Planck Institute for the History of Science
Technische Universität • Berlin, Germany
Archimedes the Mathematician
 
Sylvain Cappell
Silver Professor of Mathematics
Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
New York University • New York, USA
 Archimedes, Astronomy and the Planetarium 
 
Michael T. Wright
Former Curator at the London Science Museum
Centre for the History of Science,Technology
and Medicine • Imperial College • London, UK
Archimedes Screw in the 21st Century
 
Dirk Nuernbergk
Author of Wasserkraftschnecken
   (Hydropower Screws)
Ernst Abbe University • Jena, Germany
Archimedes the Pragmatic Engineer
 
Moshe Kam
Past President of IEEE
Head/Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Drexel University • Philadelphia, USA
Archimedes the Military Engineer
 
Larrie D. Ferreiro
Professor of Systems Engineering
Defense Acquisition University
Ft. Belvoir, USA