Teenager's Miniature Model Proves Archimedes' 'Death Ray' That Supposedly Set Roman Ships on Fire Was Real Archimedes, a renowned inventor in Ancient Greece, proposed several captivating theories ...

Ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes believed that the Sun's energy could be harnessed to build a death ray. He is thought to have built one as well. But experts think it was only a mythical object.

Archimedes' life is riddled with tales that seem fantastical, one of the most fascinating being that of the Syracusia. Said to be the largest transport ship for its time and many generations after ...