He liked to solve problems and was one of the most important inventors of his time.
In this activity you will build your own hand-powered Archimedes screw from simple materials.Īrchimedes of Syracuse was born in the 3rd century B.C. This tool is so useful that it is still in widespread use today. Can you think of a way to make water run uphill-without using electricity? The ancient Greeks discovered how to do just this! They developed a device called the Archimedes screw to lift water from one location to another.
