Archimedes and Fluid MechanicsFluid mechanics studies the behavior of liquids and gases at rest or in motion. It can be divided into 3 different areas; fluid statics research on fluids at rest, fluid kinematics investigating fluids in motion, and fluid dynamics investigating the effect of forces on fluid movement. The second and especially the third area are widely used on both solved and partially solved problems. The study of fluid mechanics is important for engineers; because the main interest of engineers is to solve industrial problems in fluid mechanics applications. [1] [2]Early work on fluid mechanics dates back to ancient Greece, where Archimedes conducted research on fluid statics and buoyancy. He formulated his famous law; Archimedes' Principle, published in "On Floating Bodies". The work is considered the first major work on fluid mechanics. Afterwards, rapid progress on the topic continued with various works; Leonardo da Vinci's method of observation and experiments, the invention of the barometer by Evangelista Torricelli, Isaac Newton's examination of viscosity, Blaise Pascal's research on hydrostatics, the formulation of Pascal's law and the introduction of mathematical fluid dynamics in Hydrodynamica (1738).[2] ]Archimedes is considered the father of fluid statics because he was the first to carry out research in the field. He was born in 287 BC in Syracuse, on the Sicilian coast, where he spent most of his life. He was the son of an astronomer (Phidias) who calculated the ratio between the diameters of the Moon and the Sun. Heraclides (his friend) wrote the life of Archimedes which has been lost, obscuring the details of his life. For example, it is not known whether even if... in the middle of the paper... there is nothing left but a series of stories which, although not literally accurate, but help us conceive the personality of one of the greatest mathematicians of the antiquities that we would not willingly change. Inventions and formulas built the structure of fluid mechanics and today these are still the basis of contemporary science. We can definitely say that Archimedes is one of the greatest scientists of all time. References[1]The Works of Archimedes, TL Heath (Cambridge, 1897)[2] Fluid Mechanics, 4th Ed., Pijush K. Kindu,Ira M. Kohen (Academic Press, 2010)[3]Archimedes, ht Center of Gravity , and the First Law of Mechanics, 2nd Ed., Andre KT Assis (Canada, 2010)[4]http://web.archive.org/web /20090224221137/http://math.nyu.edu/~crorres/ Archimedes/Crown/bilancetta.html[5] http://www.math.nyu.edu/~crorres/Archimedes/Claw/ Illustrations.html