[HM] Fields Medal Inscription
Len Berggren (berggren@sfu.ca)
Wed, 19 Aug 1998 17:08:10 -0700
Today's press release concerning the awarding of the Fields Medals says
that the Latin Inscription on the obverse, which translates as 'Rise above
oneself and grasp the world', is due to Archimedes (whose head is
represented along with the inscription). I have never heard of such a
saying attributed to Archimedes and I wonder if any of you could enlighten
me as to where this statement, attributed to Archimedes, appears in the
classical literature.
Len Berggren
Simon Fraser University
Department of Mathematics and Statistics