Ancient Greek Inventors And Inventions. They used mills for hammering the materials and made solid structure machines. First described about 260 BC by the ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes. Heron lived during the first century AD and is sometimes called Hero. He also classified animals and is often referred to as the father of zoology.
Ancient Greeks invented chewing gum and catapult ballistic launchers. The Greeks developed philosophy as a way of understanding the world around them without resorting to religion myth or magic. They used mills for hammering the materials and made solid structure machines. He also improved the process involved with mixing tin and copper to produce bronze. The wheel was an essential part of their water mills. Some of their inventions and discoveries include.
The ancient people of Greek used water mills to convert raw materials to useful products.
The screw is set an an angle and as the screw turns water fills the air pockets and is transported upwards. They invented musical instruments such as Pan Pipes which laid the foundations of the invention of the modern flute. Ancient Greeks had a special place for music in their lives. Theodorus of Samos was an ancient Greek architect and sculptor. In addition to the above monumental inventions ancient Greece has been credited with inventing the first alarm clock the catapult cranes and levers Aristotles pulley hoists systems and the water clock. Many ancient Greek intellectuals excelled in mathematics physics and astronomy.