I have seen the mightiest walls of Syracuse threatened, and I have answered with machines born not of brute force, but of pure reason....

It has long been my fascination that the abstract truths of geometry hold such power over the physical world. Just as I demonstrated the...

By understanding a simple truth—that water, possessing weight, must always seek the lowest point—we can command it to travel great distances. This is not...

All sound construction, whether a humble granary or a mighty defensive tower, begins with true geometry. Without it, you build on error. I will...

During the long siege of my beloved Syracuse, I devised many machines to protect our walls. The most effective rely not on brute strength,...

I devised this simple machine to solve a vexing problem: how to defy gravity and lift water from a lower to a higher place....

It is whispered that I burned the Roman fleet with mirrors from the shores of Syracuse. While a moving ship is a difficult target,...

Do not trust your eyes alone to portion out the land upon which your sustenance depends. The eye is easily deceived by slopes and...

Give me a place to stand and a lever long enough, and I will move the world. While we may lack such a lever,...

I once declared, 'Give me a place to stand, and I shall move the Earth.' This was no idle boast, but a statement of...

A method came to me whilst in my bath, a moment of such clarity that I shouted 'Eureka!' for all of Syracuse to hear....

It is a principle of mechanics that great weights can be moved by small forces, if only the proper leverage is applied. I have...

By my own hand, I offer you a method to make water climb. This device, which some call my screw, is naught but geometry...