Ctesibius
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Ctesibius was an ancient Greek engineer and inventor, often regarded as the father of pneumatics for his pioneering work on devices using air and water pressure.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ctesibius canonical | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
ancient Greek engineer
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inventor ⓘ mechanician ⓘ pioneer of pneumatics ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Alexandrian school of engineering NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citedBy |
Philo of Byzantium
NERFINISHED
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Vitruvius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designed |
early water organ (hydraulis)
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improved clepsydra with more accurate timekeeping ⓘ piston-type force pump ⓘ |
| era | Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
hydraulics
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mechanical engineering ⓘ pneumatics ⓘ |
| floruit | 3rd century BC ⓘ |
| influenced |
Hero of Alexandria
NERFINISHED
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Vitruvius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Ctesibius of Alexandria
NERFINISHED
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Ktesibios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
development of devices using air pressure
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development of devices using water pressure ⓘ improvements to the water clock (clepsydra) ⓘ invention of the force pump ⓘ invention of the hydraulis (water organ) ⓘ pioneering work in pneumatics ⓘ |
| legacy |
foundational contributions to pneumatic technology
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influence on later mechanical and hydraulic devices ⓘ |
| memberOf | Museum of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Greek ⓘ |
| occupation |
engineer
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inventor ⓘ mechanician ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | father of pneumatics ⓘ |
| usedPrinciple |
air compression
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elasticity of air ⓘ water pressure ⓘ |
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