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The Archimedes Screw
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2. The Man named, Archimedes
born in 287 BC in Sicily--Greek
probably studied geometry under Euclid in Egypt
Designed war machines
one of the greatest mathematicians of all time
killed in 212 or 211 BC by Roman soldier

3. Historical Uses: Archimedes Screw found in Egypt
invented a machine for pumping bilge water out of the holds of ships
model found in Egypt.
small terra-cotta cylinder with a screw inside it

4. Historical Uses: Fresco in Pompeii

5. Archimedes wrapped an inclined plane around a central axis!
The Archimedes Screw is really an adaptation of another simple machine. Which one? Here are a few hints.
How is it adapted?
Archimedes wrapped an inclined plane around a central axis!

6. Modern Uses: National Geographic Photo taken in Egypt
Farmer irrigating his fields

7. Modern Uses: Waste Water Treatment
Memphis, Tennessee
19,900 gallons per minute
over 2.5 m in diameter each

8. Modern Uses: Wastewater Treatment
El Paso, Texas
10,000,000 gallons per day
Provides clean water to El Paso and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico

9. Modern Uses: Land Reclamation Kinderdijk, Netherlands
Drains water from lowlands reclaimed from the sea
1.35 million liters per minute

10. Modern Uses: Removal of Storm Water Runoff
Texas City, Texas
12 feet diameter
125,000 gallons per minute

11. Modern Uses: Amusement Park Ride Sea World in San Diego, CA

12. Modern Uses: Water Fountain in a Pond London, UK

13. Hemopump Cardiac Assist System
Modern Uses: Medical Devices
Hemopump Cardiac Assist System
Baclofen pump
The Impella device

14. Watch Animations Click Here
Rube Goldberg Machine dispensing hand sanitizer using an Archimedes Screw