ARCHIMEDIS [287BC-212BC]

Archimedis is considered to be one of the greatest mathematicians of all time. His father was a greek astronomer. He studied in Alexandria. Archimedis contributed to both pure and applied mathematics. He calculated the value of pie with a remarkable accuracy between 3.1408 and 3.1429.he also did a great amount of work on Analytical geometry. He wrote many books on mathematics such as Measurement of circles,On floating bodies.