Archimedes was one of the last ancient Greek mathematicians, following in the footsteps of Plato, Socrates, and Euclid. Historians call him "the sage", "the master" and "the great surveyor". Although he was also a scientist and inventor, it was his work in mathematics that ranked him as one of the three most important mathematicians in history, along with Sir Isaac Newton and Carl Friedrich Gauss. Furthermore, he was one of the first scientists to perform experiments to prove his theories. Archimedes' discoveries in mathematics continue to have an impact today. Historians don't know much about it