In his work mechanics he described pantographs. Biography of hero of alexandria.

Heron Of Alexandria By Miguel Navarro Martinez

The engineer mathematician and inventor heron of alexandria active ca.

Hero of alexandria biography. Little is known about hero or heron of alexandria except that he wrote at least thirteen books on the study and practical applications of the simple machines wedges levers pulleys and screws. Ad 62 alexandria egypt greek geometer and inventor whose writings preserved for posterity a knowledge of the mathematics and engineering of babylonia ancient egypt and the greco roman world.

Heron or hero of alexandria was an important geometer and worker in mechanics who invented many machines including a steam turbine. 62 mathematics physics pneumatics mechanics. Heron or hero of alexandria in greek hρων o aλεξανδρε νς see figure 1 was a mathematician physicist and engineer who lived in the hel lenistic times in alexandria egypt at that time part of the roman empire.

Hero of alexandria was a mathematician engineer and inventor. He was made famous for documenting the first steam turbine the aelolipile. Nationality greek gender male occupation scientist.

View two larger pictures. He is said to have been a follower of the atomists. Heron of alexandria also called hero flourished c.

He published a detailed description of a steam powered instrument called an aeolipile which is also known as hero s engine. Hero published a well recognized description of a steam powered device called an aeolipile sometimes called a hero engine. His best known mathematical work is the formula for the area of a triangle in terms of the lengths of its sides.

Considered as the greatest experimenter of his time hero of alexandria invented the windwheel among many other devices. Among his most famous inventions was a windwheel constituting the earliest instance of wind harnessing on land. 60 ranks among the most important scientists of the ancient roman world in the tradition of aristotelian experimentation.

Heron of alexandria hero biography history and inventions heron of alexandria the mathematician and engineer heron also known as hero of alexandria egypt greek. Hero or heron of alexandria is a name under which a number of works have come down to us. Virtually nothing is known about the personal life of hero hee roh also known as heron of alexandria other than the fact that an eclipse of the moon visible from alexandria and mentioned in.