Hero of Alexandria
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Hero of Alexandria was a Greek mathematician and engineer who was active in Alexandria during the Roman era. He has been described as the greatest experimentalist of antiquity and a representative of
Depiction in the Codex of Saint Gregory Nazianzus, Greek manuscript, 9th cent.
The book About automata by Hero of Alexandria (1589 edition)
Aeolipile
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An aeolipile, aeolipyle, or eolipile, also known as a Hero's engine, is a simple, bladeless radial steam turbine which spins when the central water container is heated. Torque is produced by steam jet
Hero of Alexandria
…antiquity and a representative of the Hellenistic scientific tradition. Hero published a well-recognized description of a steam-powered device called an aeolipile, also known as "Hero's engine". Among his most famous inventions was a windwheel, constituting the earliest instance of wind harnessing on land. In his…
A classroom model of an aeolipile
A modern replica of Hero's aeolipile.
A large reconstruction of Heron's aeolipile at Kotsanas Museum of Ancient Greek Technology in Athens, Greece.