Archimedes' life is riddled with tales that seem fantastical, one of the most fascinating being that of the Syracusia. Said to be the largest transport ship for its time and many generations after ...

A Teenager Built Archimedes’ Mythical Death Ray—and It May Actually Work The young scientist’s twist on a legendary ancient weapon might just re-write history.

Archimedes’ death ray is more commonly speculated to have been an array of several mirrors or polished shields. However, this theory is often discredited due to the idea that ships would be ...

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.

To help resolve the dispute, 12-year-old Brenden Sener built a scaled-down version of it, and ultimately concluded that the concept works and could plausibly have been used in battle. The original ...