Who invented the 'irrigation screw'?

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Who invented the 'irrigation screw'?

2007-08-23 09:19:31 · 2 answers · asked by k_bonine 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering

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It's generally attributed to the ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes.

However, versions of the screw pump may have already been in use in Assyria and Egypt, 400 years before Archimedes' time.

Screw pumps are still commonly used today.

2007-08-23 09:36:08 · answer #1 · answered by WOMBAT, Manliness Expert 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Archimedes.

2007-08-23 16:27:37 · answer #2 · answered by mattgo64 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋