Hero of Alexandria: Greek mathematician and engineer
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2009-11-01
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Hollander, David
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The Department of History seeks to provide students with a knowledge of historical themes and events, an understanding of past cultures and social organizations, and also knowledge of how the past pertains to the present.
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The Department of History was formed in 1969 from the division of the Department of History, Government, and Philosophy.
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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.
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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.
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