Hero of Alexandria

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Roman_architecture
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Alexandria
gptkbp:birth_year c. 10 AD
gptkbp:contribution The first vending machine
Concept of the steam engine
The aeolipile
The first known robot
The windwheel
gptkbp:death_year c. 70 AD
gptkbp:field gptkb:Mathematics
gptkb:Physics
Engineering
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hero of Alexandria
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Persian_literature
Byzantine engineers
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Archimedes
gptkbp:known_for Steam engine
Pneumatics
Automata
gptkbp:notable_works gptkb:Autobots
Pneumatics
On the Sphere and Cylinder
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ancient_Greek
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4