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Originally Posted by CraigS
Archimedes was into screw spirals, wasn't he ??
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Yep. He was the same fellow that helped destroy the invading Roman fleet by designing crude parabolic mirrors that set fire to the Roman ships. He also invented a mechanical claw that grabbed the Roman ships and smashed them.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_o...E2%80%93212_BC)
It shows that mathematicians can be very practical people.
Steven