阿基米德诞生于古希腊叙拉古附近的一个小村庄.阿基米德的父亲是天文学家兼数学家,学识渊博,为人谦逊.阿基米德受家庭的影响,从小就对数学(特别是古希腊的几何学)、天文学产生了浓厚的兴趣.阿基米德11岁那年离开了父母,来到亚历山大里亚求学.当时的亚历山大里亚是世界闻名的贸易和文化交流中心,城中的图书馆拥有异常丰富的藏书,这深深地吸引着如饥似渴的阿基米德.当时的书,有的是用一张张羊皮装订而成的,有的是用莎草茎剖成薄片压平后粘成一大张,再卷在圆木棍上的.因为那时还没有发明印刷术,所以书上的字都是手写的,十分宝贵.阿基米德为了把书本上的定理和公式一点一点地牢记在脑子里,经常废寝忘食. Archimedes was born in a small village near ancient Greek Syracuse. Archimedes’s father was an astronomer and mathematician. He was knowledgeable and humble. Archimedes was influenced by his family and he had been studying mathematics since childhood. In particular, ancient Greek geometry and astronomy had a keen interest. Archimedes left his parents when he was 11 years old to come to Alexandria to study. Alexandria at that time was a world-famous center for trade and cultural exchange. The library in the city has an unusually rich collection of books. This is deeply attracted to the hungry Archimedes. At that time, some books were bound with a piece of sheepskin, and some were sliced ​​with sedges of stems. It became a big sheet and was rolled on a wooden stick. Since the printing was not invented at that time, the words on the book were handwritten and precious. Archimedes tried to use the theorem and formula of the book one by one. Remember to keep in mind that you often forget to eat.