10-70AD The Hero of Alexandria, a Mathematician, Physicist and Engineer (10-70AD) wrote a book titled Automata (Arabic translation, or in Greek “moving itself”) which is a collection of different devices which could have been used in temples. The Hero of Alexandria designed an odometer to be mounted on a cart and measure distances travelled. Among his other inventions are a wind powered organ, animated statues and the Aeolipile. Although conceived simply as a trinket, the Aeolipile can be considered the for (17 juin 11 – 18 août 70)
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17 juin 11
18 août 70
~ 59 years
