The Original Naked Scientist : Archimedes

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The citizens of ancient Syracuse would have recognized the man who is said to have bustled past them naked and dripping and shouting, “Eureka!” (I have found it!). It was Archimedes, celebrated mathematician, scientist, inventor, and confidant of the king. That Archimedes seemed oblivious to his own nakedness and to onlookers’ bemused stares was perhaps only mildly scandalous, given his reputation for eccentricity.  more...