13-year-old has eureka moment with science project that suggests Archimedes’ invention was plausible

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. Archimedes, often called the father of mathematics, was one of the most famous inventors in ancient Greece, and some of his ideas and principles are still used today. But one legendary device has had scientists … Read more

A high school student’s science project shows that Archimedes’ death ray might actually have worked

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. Often called the father of mathematics, Archimedes was one of the most famous inventors in ancient Greece, and some of his ideas and principles are still used today. But one legendary device has had scientists … Read more