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23 Centuries of Influence on Mathematics, Engineering, and Science 31 May – 1 June 2013 Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University |
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Lessons for the Seventieth Generation** Saturday • June 1, 2013 • 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM | ||
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American educators of mathematics, science, and engineering are invited to attend this special session on the teaching of Archimedean principles/works/inventions at the high school and college/university levels today.
Several small-scale models of machines/mechanisms invented by Archimedes—or believed to have been invented during his time—will be demonstrated; these include The Archimedes Screw … The Archimedes Claw/Iron Hand … The Archimedes Sphere … and The Antikythera Mechanism.
The session is sponsored by IEEE, the world’s largest professional association for the advancement of technology.
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Detail of a 16th century fresco by Raphael entitled The School of Athens showing Archimedes teaching a group of students. | |
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** Based on the calculation that today’s students are the 70th generation since Archimedes’ lifetime in the third century BC. | ||
