He was wearing nothing when he shouted eureka.
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Archimedes shouted eureka.
The famous scientist who shouted "Eureka! Eureka!" was Archimedes. According to legend, he made this exclamation when he discovered the principle of buoyancy while taking a bath. This momentous discovery led to the development of the Archimedes' principle, which explains the buoyant force experienced by objects immersed in a fluid.
Archimedes.
According to legend, Archimedes shouted "Eureka!" (which means "I have found it!") while running down the streets naked. The reason he did this is because he found out that, a body immersed in water has a buoyant force equal to the weight of the water that it displaces. He was able to find out if the kings crown was really made of pure gold this way (and it wasn't).
Yes he did.