Archimedes
Books
The Works of Archimedes.
Archimedes and Sir Thomas Heath (translator). Mineola, NY: Dover,
2002.
Contains all known mathematical and scientific works of
Archimedes. For adults.
Archimedes and the Door to Science.
Bendick, Jeanne and Laura M. Berquist. Warsaw, ND: Bethlehem Books,
1997.
Describes Archimedes' life and his contributions to physics,
astronomy, and math. For young adults.
The Sand-Reckoner.
Bradshaw, Gillian. New York, NY: Tom Doherty Associates, 2000.
Explores the life of Archimedes through an historical novel. For
adults.
Archimedes.
Dijksterhuis, E. J. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton Univ. Press,
1987.
Shows how Archimedes developed his ideas through the use of
geometry. For adults.
Archimedes.
Lafferty, Peter. New York, NY: Bookwright, 1991.
Examines the life, discoveries, and contributions of the ancient
Greek mathematician. For young adults.
Archimedes: What Did He Do Besides Cry Eureka?
Stein, Sherman. Washington, DC: The Mathematical Association of
America, 1999.
Describes Archimedes' methods for determining center of gravity,
floating bodies, the spiral, the sphere, pi, and more. For young
adults and adults.
Dime: ¿Cómo flotan los barcos?
Willis, Shirley. New York, NY: Franklin Watts, 1999.
Provides simple experiments that explore floating and sinking and
Archimedes' principle of buoyancy. (Spanish) For children.
Video
Infinite Secrets.
WGBH Boston Video, 2004.
Examines Archimedes' life, his work, and the science involved in
the restoration of the Palimpsest. For young adults and
adults.
Web Sites
Infinite Secrets
www.pbs.org/nova/archimedes/
Provides articles, interviews, interactive activities, and
resources related to the "Infinite Secrets" program. For all
ages.
Archimedes and the Computation of Pi
www.math.utah.edu/~alfeld/Archimedes/Archimedes.html
Demonstrates how Archimedes calculated the value for pi by
inscribing and circumscribing regular polygons around a circle.
For young adults and adults.
Archimedes Home Page
www.mcs.drexel.edu/~crorres/Archimedes/contents.html
Includes information on Archimedes' life and work as well as
pictures and animations of his inventions. For all ages.
Archimedes' Palimpsest at the Walters Art Gallery
www.thewalters.org/archimedes/frame.html
Serves as the official site of information regarding the
Palimpsest. For all ages.
Archimedes of Syracuse
www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Archimedes.html
Provides a biography of Archimedes, mostly told in the words of
Plutarch, a historian who lived in Greece in about A.D. 100. For
young adults and adults.
Archimedes of Syracuse: The Father of Buoyancy
www.engineering.usu.edu/jrestate/workshops/buoyancy/buoyancy.php
Tells the story of how Archimedes used buoyancy to determine
whether King Hiero's crown was pure gold. For all ages.
Math and Mathematicians
Books
The Joy of Pi.
Blatner, David. New York, NY: Walker, 1997.
Explores pi and those fascinated with it—from the ancient
Egyptians to the modern—day Chudnovsky brothers, who have
calculated pi to billions of digits with a homemade supercomputer.
For young adults and adults.
Journey Through Genius: Great Theorems of Mathematics.
Dunham, William. New York, NY: Wiley, 1990.
Investigates 17 landmark mathematical theorems, which span 2,300
years and represent the work of 10 mathematicians. For
adults.
Color Farm.
Ehlert, Lois. New York, NY: Lippincott, 1990.
Introduces geometry with a barnyard full of animals made of
colorful shapes. For children.
The Number Devil: A Mathematical Adventure.
Enzensberger, Hans Magnus. New York, NY: Henry Holt, 1998.
Tells the story of 12-year-old Robert, a boy who hates math until
he gets a visit from the Number Devil. For young adults.
The Crest of the Peacock.
Joseph, George Gheverghese. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University
Press, 2000.
Provides a tour of non-European math developments, including the
influence of the Egyptians and Babylonians on the Greeks and the
math of India and China. For adults.
Barron's Math Wizardry for Kids.
Kenda, Margaret, and Phyllis S. Williams. Hauppauge, NY: Barron's
Educational Series, 1995.
Includes more than 200 math puzzles, games, designs, and
projects. For children.
Captain Invincible and the Space Shapes.
Murphy, Stuart. New York, NY: HarperCollins, 2001.
Follows Captain Invincible, who encounters three-dimensional
shapes while piloting his spaceship through the skies. For
children.
A Beautiful Mind.
Nasar, Sylvia. New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 2001.
Tells the story of John Nash, a man who spent a lifetime battling
schizophrenia and who won the Nobel Prize for his contribution to
the field of game theory. For adults.
G Is for Googol: A Math Alphabet Book.
Schwartz, David M. Berkeley, CA: Tricycle Press, 1998.
Explores geometry, number series, and math history through each
letter of the alphabet. For young adults.
A to Z of Women in Science and Math.
Yount, Lisa. New York, NY: Facts on File, 1999.
Profiles more than 150 women from antiquity to the present who
have made contributions in science and math. For young
adults.
Web Sites
Famous Problems in the History of Mathematics
www.mathforum.org/isaac/mathhist.html
Explores the history and culture surrounding certain famous math
problems and their solutions, including the Bridges of K�nigsburg,
the value of pi, and several famous paradoxes. For young adults
and adults.
The MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive
www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/history/index.html
Includes numerous biographies of notable mathematicians. Can be
searched by name, location, time period, or subject. For young
adults and adults.
Mathematicians of the African Diaspora
www.math.buffalo.edu/mad/index.html
Primarily profiles biographies of mathematicians of African
descent and includes a listing of organizations dedicated to
minorities in math and science. For young adults and adults.
Ancient Machines and Inventions
Books
Inventors and Inventions of the Ancient World.
Baldwin, Gordon C. New York, NY: MacMillan, 1973.
Discusses inventions of the ancient world and cultures that
produced them. For children.
Science in Early Islamic Culture.
Beshore, George. New York, NY: F. Watts, 1998.
Describes the scientific discoveries in the Islamic world after
the birth of Mohammed in A.D. 571 and discusses their impact on
Western civilization. For children and young adults.
Science in Ancient Greece.
Gay, Kathleen. Danbury, CT: Grolier, 1998.
Discusses the theories and discoveries of the ancient Greek
philosophers and scientists and their impact on modern science.
For children and young adults.
Ancient Inventions.
James, Peter and Nick Thorpe. New York, NY: Ballentine Books,
1995.
Includes more than 90 inventions created before A.D. 1492.
Entries are divided into sections such as "Military Technology"
and "Communications." Each entry consists of the historical
developments leading up to the invention, a biographical
description of the inventor, and the story of the creation of the
invention itself. For adults.
Groundbreaking Scientific Experiments, Inventions, and
Discoveries of the Ancient World.
Krebs, Robert E., and Carolyn A. Krebs. Westport, CT: Greenwood
Press, 2003.
Traces the history and development of approximately 100
discoveries, inventions, and experiments of the ancient world. For
young adults and adults.
The Way Things Work.
Macaulay, David. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1988.
Explains how many common things work. For children and young
adults.
Discoveries, Inventions & Ideas.
Shuter, Jane. Des Plaines, IL: Heineman Library, 1999.
Concentrates on the great discoveries, inventions, and ideas of
the ancient Greeks from 800 B.C. to 146 B.C. Includes a glossary,
an index, and a list of related books. For children.
Ancient Machines: From Wedges to Waterwheels.
Woods, Michael, and Mary B. Woods. Minneapolis, MN: Runestone Press,
2000.
Discusses six simple machines invented from the Stone Age to the
fall of the Roman Empire. For children and young adults.
Videos
In Search of History: Ancient Inventions.
History Channel Video, 1996.
Details the technological achievements of ancient civilizations
from the pyramids to a battery built before the birth of Christ.
For young adults and adults. (50 minutes)
Ancient Inventions.
Discovery Channel Video, 1997.
Takes a humorous look at ancient inventions and ideas. Covers the
cultural background of ancient devices, how they were inspired,
who invented them, what they were used for, and what impact they
made on ancient societies. For young adults and adults. (3
volumes, 52 minutes each)
Web Site
Museum of Ancient Inventions
www.smith.edu/hsc/museum/ancient_inventions/hsclist.htm
Provides a virtual museum of ancient inventions. Includes photos
of replicas of different inventions and describes how these models
were made. For all ages.
History of Books and Bookmaking
Books
The Story of Writing and Printing.
Ganeri, Anita. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1995.
Presents an overview, from ancient times to the present, of the
evolution of writing, including the development of alphabets,
writing instruments, inks and papers, and printing methods. For
young adults.
A Book of One's Own: Developing Literacy Through Making Books.
Johnson, Paul. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1990.
Shows teachers how to teach kids to write, design, and bind a
book. For adults.
The Evolution of the Book.
Kilgour, Frederick G. New York, NY: Oxford University Press,
1998.
Provides a history of the book in all its forms, from clay
tablets to the electronic book. Highlights the inventors,
engineers, and entrepreneurs who created the machinery of
production and dissemination. For adults.
Breaking into Print: Before and After the Printing Press.
Krensky, Stephen. Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1996.
Describes the nature of books before the development of the
printing press and the subsequent effect of that invention on
civilization. For children and young adults.
The History and Power of Writing.
Martin, Henri Jean, and Lydia G. Cochrane (translator). Chicago, IL:
University of Chicago Press, 1995.
Examines forms and structures of writing throughout history, from
as far back as the earliest efforts of ancient civilizations to
medieval language studies. For adults.
The Smithsonian Book of Books.
Olmert, Michael. New York, NY: Wings Books, 1995.
Includes information on the history of books and the evolution of
the printing industry, libraries, medieval illumination and modern
illustration, the book trade, and methods of book conservation.
For adults.
The History of Making Books: From Clay Tablets, Papyrus Rolls,
and Illuminated Manuscripts to the Printing Press.
New York, NY: Scholastic Trade, 1996.
Tells the story of the written word, from hieroglyphics to
electronic libraries. Photographic illustrations and film overlays
help exemplify the processes of illuminating a manuscript or
printing by color separation. For children and young adults.
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