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Long before the age of mass industry, the ancient Greek inventor Hero of Alexandria designed a machine that spun solely on steam power. In the first century AD he built what later became known as the earliest steam engine, the aeolipile. This clever device featured a hollow sphere mounted on a pivot so that when water was heated steam escaped from two curved nozzles and set the sphere spinning rapidly. The contraption was regarded as a novelty for creating magical temple effects rather than a me

The Hilarious Invention of the Steam Engine! 🚂💨 You’d think the steam engine was born from serious science and industrial genius… but nope — it started as a party trick. 🎩🔥 Back in ancient Greece, Hero of Alexandria built a spinning sphere powered by steam — basically the first fidget toy in history. He called it the aeolipile. It went whoosh!… and everyone went “cool!” Then they forgot about it for 1,500 years. 😅 Fast-forward to the 18th century: someone finally went, “Hey, what if we used