Date line Greece: Archimedes was a mathematician and inventor from ancient Greece. ... He was credited with inventing the Archimedes screw - a screw-shaped machine or hydraulic screw that raised water from a lower to a higher level. Descendants of Archimedes interviewed in the Greek press conceded that while Archie had done some great things - it was only with water, and admitted that Obama had screwed people royally all around the world in every which way but loose. κοχλία του ΑÏχιμήδη συγχαÏητήÏια, Îχεις τον άξονα losely translated as: congratulations, Americans, you just got screwed.