Ancient Archimedes Screw
Invented: Around 300 BCE
The major material the Greeks used to build Archimedes’ Screw was wood. First the Greeks would cut some wooden strips into blades and attach them to a wooden beam, several feet long. Then they would use wooden planks to cover the outside of the blades, thus making it a tube, which would then carry water from low to high ground. The Greeks used this on a day-to- day basis. The main use of Archimedes’ Screw was to pump water from a low water source to higher ground. (See figure 1.)
Figure 1.
The major material the Greeks used to build Archimedes’ Screw was wood. First the Greeks would cut some wooden strips into blades and attach them to a wooden beam, several feet long. Then they would use wooden planks to cover the outside of the blades, thus making it a tube, which would then carry water from low to high ground. The Greeks used this on a day-to- day basis. The main use of Archimedes’ Screw was to pump water from a low water source to higher ground. (See figure 1.)
Figure 1.
