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Hero of Alexandria (/ ˈ h ɪər oʊ /; Greek: Ἥρων ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς, Hērōn hò Alexandreús, also known as Heron of Alexandria / ˈ h ɛr ən /; fl. 60 AD) was a Greek mathematician and engineer who was active in his native city of Alexandria in Egypt during the Roman era.
Heron of Alexandria was a 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’s most important geometric work, Metrica, was lost until 1896.
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Oct 31, 2022 · Considered as the greatest experimenter of his time, Hero of Alexandria invented the windwheel among many other devices. He published a detailed description of a steam-powered instrument called an ‘aeolipile,’ which is also known as ‘Hero’s engine.’
Heron or Hero of Alexandria was an important geometer and worker in mechanics who invented many machines including a steam turbine. His best known mathematical work is the formula for the area of a triangle in terms of the lengths of its sides.
Mar 21, 2014 · Heron Alexandrinus, or Hero of Alexandria as he was often known, was a Greek born in 10AD in Alexandria, now part of Egypt, and the second largest city after Cairo. Little is known about the life of Heron, however, we are aware that he was born to Greek parents that migrated to Alexandria after the conquest of Alexander the Great.
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Heron of Alexandria, or Hero of Alexandria, (flourished c. ad 62 , Alexandria, Egypt), Greek mathematician and inventor. He is remembered for his formula for the area of a triangle and for inventing the aeolipile, the first steam engine, which, in his design, was a forerunner of the jet engine.
Jun 11, 2018 · Hero of Alexandria was a Greek mathematician, physicist, and inventor who lived in the first century a.d. He wrote several books on mathematics, physics, pneumatics, and mechanics, and quoted Archimedes as his source.
