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Did Archimedes build a death ray?

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Episode: Did Archimedes build a death ray?
Website: Stuff You Should Know
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Duration: 00:40:16
Published: 2013-10-08 13:50

During the siege of Syracuse in 214 BCE, the city-state's resident genius, Archimedes, built a number of clever war machines to thwart the invading Roman fleet. One invention, the death ray, has been considered the stuff of legend. But could it have been real?

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