Hero's Aeolipile (First Steam Engine)
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Hero of Alexandria builds a steam-driven sphere that rotates from jets of escaping steam. Considered a curiosity at the time; no industrial use for 1,700 years.
Part of First · Watch in the documentary
50
Hero of Alexandria builds a steam-driven sphere that rotates from jets of escaping steam. Considered a curiosity at the time; no industrial use for 1,700 years.
Part of First · Watch in the documentary