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published by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
written by David Wallace
This website from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology shows a model of how Archimedes might have set the Roman fleet afire with reflected sunlight. The website uses photos and text to show the MIT engineering procedure, step-by-step. A timeline with links provides further detail.
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Photo credit: David Wallace, MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering; image source This resource was featured by the Physics To Go collection from October 1, 2007 until October 16, 2007. View the feature here!
Nucleus This resource was featured by the Nucleus collection from October 18, 2007 until November 18, 2007. View the feature here!


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© 2006 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Keywords:
Archimedes, Heat, Light, Sunlight, reflection
Record Creator:
Metadata instance created June 19, 2007 by Andrew Coughlin
Record Updated:
May 29, 2011 by Lyle Barbato
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October 1, 2005
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AIP Format
D. Wallace, (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 2006), WWW Document, (http://web.mit.edu/2.009/www/experiments/deathray/10_ArchimedesResult.html).
AJP/PRST-PER
D. Wallace, Archimedes Death Ray: Idea Feasibility Testing (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 2006), <http://web.mit.edu/2.009/www/experiments/deathray/10_ArchimedesResult.html>.
APA Format
Wallace, D. (2005, October 1). Archimedes Death Ray: Idea Feasibility Testing. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from Massachusetts Institute of Technology: http://web.mit.edu/2.009/www/experiments/deathray/10_ArchimedesResult.html
Chicago Format
Wallace, David. Archimedes Death Ray: Idea Feasibility Testing. Cambridge: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, October 1, 2005. http://web.mit.edu/2.009/www/experiments/deathray/10_ArchimedesResult.html (accessed 26 April 2024).
MLA Format
Wallace, David. Archimedes Death Ray: Idea Feasibility Testing. Cambridge: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006. 1 Oct. 2005. 26 Apr. 2024 <http://web.mit.edu/2.009/www/experiments/deathray/10_ArchimedesResult.html>.
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@misc{ Author = "David Wallace", Title = {Archimedes Death Ray: Idea Feasibility Testing}, Publisher = {Massachusetts Institute of Technology}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {26 April 2024}, Month = {October 1, 2005}, Year = {2006} }
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%0 Electronic Source %A Wallace, David %D October 1, 2005 %T Archimedes Death Ray: Idea Feasibility Testing %I Massachusetts Institute of Technology %V 2024 %N 26 April 2024 %8 October 1, 2005 %9 text/html %U http://web.mit.edu/2.009/www/experiments/deathray/10_ArchimedesResult.html


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