Three Scientists of the Ancient World: Anaxagoras Archimedes Hypatia

These plays cover one thousand years of the ancient world from the golden age of Athens to 5th century Alexandria. The protagonists are Anaxagoras Archimedes and Hypatia scientists mathematicians philosophers. All three of them came into conflict with the prevalent views of the time. Anaxagoras maintained that the sun was a big burning rock of the size of the Peleponnesus. He was condemned to death on the charge of impiety. Archimedes the first example of the efficacy of technology combined with...See More