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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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wind and steam powered machines in the 1st century AD, including the Aeolipile and the vending machine, often these machines were associated with worship...
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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...
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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...
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of Alexandria describes the first documented steam-powered device, the aeolipile. 13th century – Chinese chronicles wrote about a solid-rocket motor used...
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