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Hero of Alexandria
Hero of Alexandria was a Greek mathematician and engineer who was active in Alexandria during the Roman era. He has been described as the greatest experimentalist of antiquity and a representative of the Hellenistic scientific tradition.
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science · 1st-century AD Hellenistic mathematician and engineer · mathematician · physicist · mechanical automaton engineer · engineer · inventor · mechanic · also Hero of Alexandria, Hero, Alexandria
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