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Stories of discovery and invention often begin with a problem that needs solving. Summoned by the king to investigate a suspicious goldsmith, the early Greek mathematician Archimedes stumbles upon the principle that would make him famous.

Lesson by Amdon Consulting's Mark Salata, animation by TED-Ed.

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