Vending machine
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A vending machine is an automated machine that dispenses items such as snacks, beverages, cigarettes, and lottery tickets to consumers after cash, a credit card, or other forms of payment are inserted
A snack food vending machine made in 1952
A reconstruction of an ancient vending machine in Kotsanas Museum of Ancient Greek Technology, Athens, Greece
A novelty vending machine in the Western Trails Museum at Knott's Berry Farm
An automatic stamp and postcard vending machine, made by Takashichi Tawaraya in 1904 in Japan
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
Vending machine
…common products compared to traditional vending machine items have been created. The earliest known reference to a vending machine is in the work of Hero of Alexandria, an engineer and mathematician in 1st century AD Roman Egypt. His machine accepted a coin and then dispensed wine or holy water. When the coin was…
Depiction in the Codex of Saint Gregory Nazianzus, Greek manuscript, 9th cent.
The book About automata by Hero of Alexandria (1589 edition)