Philo of Byzantium

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Greek
gptkb:engineer
gptkb:writer
gptkbp:birthDate circa 280 BC
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Byzantium
gptkbp:deathDate circa 220 BC
gptkbp:era gptkb:Hellenistic_period
gptkbp:field gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:mathematics
engineering
mechanics
pneumatics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Philo of Byzantium
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Hero_of_Alexandria
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Ctesibius
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:mathematics
mechanics
military engineering
pneumatics
gptkbp:language gptkb:Ancient_Greek
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Greek
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Mechanike_syntaxis
gptkb:Belopoeica
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:engineer
gptkb:mathematician
gptkb:writer
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:geometry
gptkb:optics
automata
hydraulics
mechanical devices
catapults
mathematical theory of levers
pneumatic devices
siege engines
theory of air pressure
theory of mirrors
theory of siphons
theory of steam power
theory of the balance
theory of the crane
theory of the lever
theory of the pulley
theory of the scale
theory of the screw
theory of the wedge
theory of the winch
water clocks
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hanging_Gardens_of_Babylon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5