Mathematician:Archytas of Tarentum

Mathematician
Greek philosopher, mathematician, astronomer, statesman, and strategist.

He was a scientist of the Pythagorean school.

Reputedly the founder of mathematical mechanics. Much of book $\text{VII}$ and book $\text{VIII}$ of can be attributed to him.

Invented the Archytas curve: a curve in three-dimensional space which can be used for Doubling the Cube.

A good friend of.

Nationality
Greek

History

 * Born: about 428 BC in Tarentum (now Taranto), Magna Graecia (now Italy)
 * Died: about 350 BC

Theorems and Definitions

 * Archytas Curve

Works
Several lost works, though some fragments remain.