|
In the first century AD, Hero of Alexandria described an aeolipile (or aeolipyle, or eolipile), a rocket style jet engine which spins when heated. The aeolipile he described is considered to be the first recorded steam engine or reaction steam turbine.
__________________
Lead me not into temptation ... follow me, I know a shortcut!
As the poets have mournfully sung,
death takes the innocent young,
the rolling in money,
the screamingly funny,
and those who are very well hung.
Your days are numbered - 26,280 per person on average - 2,000,000,000 heartbeats ... tick, tick, tick
|