Eureka ('Eureka!', or 'Heureka'; Greek ηὕρηκα (later εὕρηκα); IPA: [ˈevrika] (modern Greek), /ˈheʷreːka/ (ancient Greek, both former and later forms), Anglicised as /juːˈriːkə/) is a famous exclamation attributed to Archimedes. He reportedly uttered the word when he suddenly understood that the volume of an irregular object could be calculated by finding the volume of water displaced when the object was submerged in water, subsequently leaping out of his bathtub and running through the streets of Syracuse naked. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words see here. ... To anglicise (or in North American English anglicize) is to adapt a foreign word into the English language, often modifying its form to correspond to standard English French demoiselle, meaning little lady. Another common type of anglicisation is the inclusion of a foreign article as part of a noun (eg. ... Archimedes (Greek: ; c. ... Volume is a quantification of how much space a certain region occupies. ... Volume is a quantification of how much space a certain region occupies. ... Syracuse (Italian, Siracusa, ancient Syracusa - see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a city on the eastern coast of Sicily and the capital of the province of Syracuse, Italy. ...

Some scholars have doubted the accuracy of the story, saying among other things that the method would have required precise measurements that would have been difficult to make at the time. [1]

 "Heureka" is the 1st person singular perfect indicative active of the Greek verb heuriskein, (Greek εὑρίσκειν) meaning "to find"; it means "I have found it!", or more accurately, "I am in a state of having found it". As a result, "Eureka!" has become an interjection which is used to celebrate a discovery (whether a major scientific truth or something as minor as the finding of a lost item). A "eureka step" is the step in a proof that cracks the problem and paves the way to the solution. 

The expression is quoted as the state motto of California, referring to the momentous discovery of gold near Sutter's Mill in 1848. An interjection is a part of speech that usually has no grammatical connection to the rest of the sentence and simply expresses emotion on the part of the speaker, although most interjections have clear definitions. ... This page lists state and national mottos for the worlds independent states and if applicable, their component states. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... The California Gold Rush (1848-1855) was the first world-class gold rush. ... Sutters Mill Sutters Mill was a sawmill owned by 19th century pioneer John Sutter. ... 1848 (MDCCCXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Popular Culture

In the British Sci-Fi series Doctor Who, The Doctor explains to his companion Leela in the episode The Talons of Weng-Chiang that Eureka is Greek for 'this bath is too hot'. Sci-fi is an abbreviation for science fiction. ... This article is becoming very long. ... The Doctor is the central fictional character in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who, and also features in a vast range of spin-off novels, audio dramas and comic strips connected to the series. ... Leela is a fictional character played by Louise Jameson in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The Talons of Weng-Chiang is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in six weekly parts from February 26 to April 2, 1977. ...

In the Terry Pratchett novel Interesting Times, Cohen the Barbarian says that Eureka is Ephebian for 'Give me a towel'. Terence David John Pratchett OBE (born April 28, 1948, in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England[1]) is an English fantasy author, best known for his Discworld series. ... Interesting Times is a novel in the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Eureka is also a popular T.V. show on the Sci-Fi channel. Eureka, rendered as EUReKA on-screen, is an American science fiction television series (filmed in British Columbia) that premiered July 18, 2006, on the Sci Fi Channel. ...

There is an anime called Eureka Seven. Eureka Seven, also known as Psalms of Planets Eureka seveN ), is a mecha anime by Bandai Entertainment and BONES. The series also spawned three video games, produced by Bandai, and a manga adaptation of both the TV series and the video game TR1: New Wave. ...