Contribution to Book
Hero of Alexandria: Greek mathematician and engineer
Great Lives from History: Inventors & Inventions
Document Type
Book Chapter
Disciplines
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
11-1-2009
Abstract
Hero invented, improved, or at least preserved the designs for a variety of devices, including a surveying instrument, a catapult, a coin-operated water dispenser, and automata. His most famous invention was the aeolipile, a forerunner of the steam engine.
Copyright Owner
Salem Press, Inc.
Copyright Date
2009
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Citation Information
David B. Hollander. "Hero of Alexandria: Greek mathematician and engineer" Great Lives from History: Inventors & Inventions Vol. 2 (2009) p. 514 - 516 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/david_hollander1/14/
This book chapter is published as Hollander, D.B. Hero of Alexandria: Greek mathematician and engineer, in Great Lives from History: Inventors & Inventions. November 2009, 2; 514-516. Posted with permission.