An aeolipile, aeolipyle, or eolipile, from the Greek "Αἰόλου πύλη," lit. 'Aeolus gate', also known as a Hero's (or Heron's) engine, is a simple, bladeless...

published a well-recognized description of a steam-powered device called an aeolipile, also known as "Hero's engine". Among his most famous inventions was a...

authorities have also referred to the steam turbine and devices such as Hero's aeolipile as "steam engines". The essential feature of steam engines is that they...

The first recorded rudimentary steam engine was the aeolipile mentioned by Vitruvius between 30 and 15 BC and, described by Heron of Alexandria in 1st-century...

in rocket-powered cars and motorcycles, and they are the type used in aeolipile. Water, while under pressure, is heated up to a high temperature (approx...

wind and steam powered machines in the 1st century AD, including the Aeolipile and the vending machine, often these machines were associated with worship...

display much more spectacular. The physics of the process are those of an aeolipile. The firework is named after Saint Catherine of Alexandria who, according...

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Heron of Alexandria (c. 10–70 AD) created the first steam-powered device (Aeolipile). In China, Zhang Heng (78–139 AD) improved a water clock and invented...

of Alexandria describes the first documented steam-powered device, the aeolipile. 13th century – Chinese chronicles wrote about a solid-rocket motor used...