Pure Gold; Preserving at treatise by Archimedes, rare beyond words, will take measures worthy of the ancient Greek mathematician. The book, and the Walters, can’t wait.

A 12-year-old school boy in Canada has created a working death ray based on the model by ancient Greek mathematician ...

Archimedes didn’t really invent a death ray. But more than 2,200 years after his death, the ancient Greek’s inventions are still driving technological innovations — so much so that experts ...

The 1,000-year-old Archimedes Palimpsest - which was bought at auction by an anonymous buyer for $2 million in 1998 - is being showcased at the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.

Reading Between the Lines Scientists with high-tech tools are deciphering lost writings of the ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes ...

The pages of a medieval prayer text also contain words of ancient Greek engineer Archimedes. It takes high-tech imaging to read between the lines.

A 13-year-old wanted to see whether Archimedes could have used mirrors to set Roman boats on fire, so he tested the concept for his school's science fair.

Texts written by the Greek mathematician Archimedes are being read for the first time in 800 years.

BALTIMORE -- Long-hidden writings of the ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes are ready to go on display at Baltimore's Walters Art Museum.Teams of scientists and scholars spent 12 years using a ...