Heron's Aeolipile: The First Steam Device

70 CE · İskenderiye · cultural

Heron's machine, a metal sphere made to rotate by steam, was in theory the first proof of "steam power"; it never turned into a practical application, but the principle had been discovered.

The same Heron also designed gear mechanisms and pneumatic devices.

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Heron's machine, a metal sphere made to rotate by steam, was in theory the first proof of "steam power"; it never turned into a practical application, but the principle had been discovered.
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70 CE
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