Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world. - Archimedes

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Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world.

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About Archimedes

Archimedes of Syracuse (c. 287 BC – c. 212 BC) was a Greek mathematician, philosopher, scientist and engineer.

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Native Name: Ἀρχιμήδης ὁ Συρακόσιος
Alternative Names: Archimedes of Syracuse
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