Archimedes
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"Archimedes of Syracuse" was an Ancient Greece/Ancient Greek mathematics/mathematician, physics/physicist, engineering/engineer, inventor, and astronomy/astronomer. Although few details of his life are known, he is regarded as one of the leading scientists in classical antiquity.

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Give me a lever long enough, and a prop strong enough, I can single-handed move the world.

Give me somewhere to stand, and I will move the earth.

Eureka! - I have found it!