c. 60
Technology
Egypt
Hero's steam device and automata
Hero of Alexandria described the aeolipile, coin-operated dispensers and self-opening temple doors.
Why it mattered
Showed that mechanical power and automation were conceptually within reach.
Antiquity
60
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