Third in a series

Hero's Steam Turbine   aka  aeolipile
Reportedly invented by Hero of Alexandria around 70AD

- Larry


4 comments:

David Nielsen said...

An absolutely fascinating series, Larry. I would benefit from a little more information relating to how/if these inventions had practical applications, where, when, and any features that you could draw our attention to for a better understanding of their workings.

Anonymous said...


David- The steam ball has "nozzles" that are oriented in one direction so that the steam comes out and rotates the ball. With respect to more information, Dr. Goggle is far more knowledgable than I. Thanks for your interest. Larry

Anonymous said...

GREAT LARRY
Just a quick question. What did you have for toys as a child?

Terry

Anonymous said...


I had a Lionel train, erector set, Lincoln Logs. My brother had a model steam engine.