Aeolipile

Courtney and my project for our worst class--sorry, Jan--physics. It's informative though, eh? Heron of Alexandria's lovely little invention, the first steam turbine, reproduced in my kitchen. Coming from Aeolus, Greek god of wind, and pila, ball.

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Education

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• aeolipile
• heron
• alexandria
• physics

[Neutrinoghost]

It's nice to see women in their natural habitat.

[Enking]

Herón de Alejandría ^^

[steveBB30]

@beckeradamissimo agree slaves would not have been cheep. How did the cost of ownership compare to that of waterwheels and aeolipiles. I'm sure that if the total cost of ownership of aeolipile (of same power) was the lesser after say a year that's what they'd have used. As to not having the tech.. wouldn't lost wax casting in materials like bronze have been up to the job, Panel beating of "domes"& jointing together with rivets/hard soldering available too?

[1foxtrot70]

@beckeradamissimo That is interesting.

[beckeradamissimo]

@1foxtrot70 The Romans made much progress even in areas are abundant with slave labor. I will refer you to the Gold and Silver mines, where considerable Hydraulic power had been used. To quote Drachmann (1963:260): "Slave labor was not cheap, and the presence of slaves did not prevent the invention of the watermill, which could be constructed by the means in hand. The construction of the steam engine had to wait until it was possible to make iron pipes and put them together with screws"

[CarlJ55]

get back to the dishes!

[theswedenmovie]

Is it just water in there?

[fehercsongor]

I like how it slowly starts.

[Quinzio]

@Neutrinoghost You said the truth, you bastard.

[cpufightclub]

Wow.

[1foxtrot70]

I have seen programs on PBS in regard to Heron of Alexandria  inventions and his steam engine. Too bad the world at that time depended upon human slave labor which was cheap then otherwise, the world would have experienced the industrial revolution 2000 years ago imagine where we would be today!