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gptkb:mathematician
gptkb:person
ancient Greek engineer
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Alexandria
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gptkbp:contribution
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gptkb:fire
automatic doors
syringes
Heron's formula for area of a triangle
coin-operated machines
invention of the aeolipile (steam engine)
wind-powered machines
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Alexandria
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gptkbp:era
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1st century AD
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gptkbp:field
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gptkb:geometry
gptkb:mathematics
gptkb:optics
engineering
mechanics
physics
pneumatics
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gptkbp:floruit
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c. 10–70 AD
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Hero of Alexandria
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gptkbp:influenced
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Islamic Golden Age science
Byzantine science
Renaissance engineers
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gptkbp:knownFor
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gptkb:Heron's_formula
gptkb:aeolipile
automata
mathematical treatises
mechanical devices
pneumatics
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:Greek
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gptkbp:legacy
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cited by Pappus of Alexandria
cited by Vitruvius
influenced later mechanical engineering
works translated into Arabic and Latin
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:Greek
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gptkbp:notableWork
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gptkb:Belopoeica
gptkb:Catoptrica
gptkb:Dioptra
gptkb:Metrica
gptkb:Pneumatica
Automata
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:engineer
gptkb:mathematician
gptkb:physicist
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gptkbp:teacherOf
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gptkb:Museum_of_Alexandria
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Heron_of_Alexandria
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