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Below are links to ten talks presented at the world conference ARCHIMEDES IN THE 21^ST CENTURY held on 31 May – 1 June 2013 at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences of New York University. The Conference, organized and chaired by Chris Rorres, paid tribute to Archimedes, the greatest geometer/scientist/engineer of antiquity. But rather than go back in time to celebrate the achievements of Archimedes within the framework of ancient technology, the invited speakers celebrated the myriad ways in which Archimedes’ lifework, principles, and inventions are being applied today—23 centuries after his lifetime.

The year of the Conference marked the 2300^th anniversary of the birth of Archimedes (born circa 287 BC). The 2013 Italian stamp on the right celebrates this Year of Archimedes (Anno Archimedeo).

An archival site of the Conference is available. You can also view an article about the Conference that appeared in THE NEW YORK TIMES.

CONFERENCE SPEAKERS (Click on photo to play video)

	Introduction to Conference   Gérard Ben Arous Director/Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences Vice Provost for Science and Engineering Development New York University • New York, USA		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		Archimedes the Geometer   Mamikon Mnatsakanian Coauthor of New Horizons in Geometry Project Associate at Project Mathematics! California Institute of Technology • Pasadena, USA
	Archimedes the Mathematician I   Chris Rorres Professor Emeritus of Mathematics • Drexel University Lecturer in Epidemiology • University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, USA		Archimedes the Mathematician II   Sylvain Cappell Silver Professor of Mathematics Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences New York University • New York, 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 Screw in the 21st Century   Dirk M. Nuernbergk Author of Wasserkraftschnecken (‘Hydropower Screws’) Ernst Abbe University of Applied Science Jena, Germany
	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 in the 21st Century Imagination    Mary Jaeger Author of Archimedes and the Roman Imagination Professor of Classics University of Oregon • Eugene, USA