Essays Tagged: "Hiero II of Syracuse"

"The Eureka Phenomenon" by Isaac Asimov

state of mind. Examples are provided all throughout the story, including the humorous story of King Hieron II and Archimedes.This story in a nutshell was about King Hieron II giving a large amount of ... II giving a large amount of gold to a goldsmith to fashion a crown. After receiving the crown, King Hieron II had suspicions that the goldsmith had pulled a fast one on him. He believed that the crown ...

(3 pages) 34 0 5.0 Nov/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Psychological Theories & Authors