Anancient concept for a futuristic wind turbine

ARCHIMEDES IS considered by many to be the greatest mathematician that has ever lived. He anticipated modern calculus and analysis using the concepts of infinitesimals and the method of exhaustion, and so great was his reputation that the Archimedes screw was given his name (even though it’s now commonly accepted that the Egyptians, in fact, invented the famed water screw many years prior). Still, Archimedes is said to have ‘described’ the device, and brought it to Greece, so he played an important role in its development.

Whoever actually came up with this invention millennia ago, it’s the principle behind the device that