Arguably the greatest math genius of all-time was Archimedes, sometimes identified by his hometown and called "Archimedes of" where?

Among other things, Archimedes of Syracuse figured out how to calculate the areas of various 3D shapes and was a pioneer in the mathematics of floating objects in water, and the various positions they will assume. He was killed before his time when the Romans sacked his hometown in about 211 BCE.

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