Philo Mechanicus
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Philo Mechanicus was an ancient Greek engineer and writer from Byzantium known for his influential treatises on mechanics, artillery, and military technology.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Philo Mechanicus canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
ancient Greek engineer
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ancient Greek writer ⓘ mechanician ⓘ military engineer ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Philo of Byzantium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of catapult design
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early robotics and automata concepts ⓘ theory of levers and simple machines ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| described |
artillery range-finding methods
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automatic temple doors ⓘ coin-operated devices ⓘ military siege engines ⓘ water-driven mechanisms ⓘ |
| discipline |
ancient engineering
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applied mechanics ⓘ |
| era | Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
artillery
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automata ⓘ mechanics ⓘ military technology ⓘ pneumatics ⓘ siegecraft ⓘ |
| floruit | 3rd century BC ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| influenced |
Heron of Alexandria
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later Byzantine military engineers ⓘ medieval Islamic engineers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early work on automatic devices
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treatises on artillery ⓘ treatises on mechanics ⓘ treatises on military technology ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| name | Philo Mechanicus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Greek ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Automatic Theaters
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Belopoeica ⓘ Mechanike syntaxis NERFINISHED ⓘ Paradoxa NERFINISHED ⓘ Pneumatica NERFINISHED ⓘ Poliorcetica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
engineer
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inventor ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Byzantium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Byzantium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Hellenistic world NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | study in history of technology ⓘ |
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