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-- Wiki Article #1: Heron of Alexandria

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Heron of Alexandria, or Hero as he was sometimes called, is said to have been born in Alexandria, Egypt where he completed many of his life works.There have been speculations around his actual date of birth as there were three potential time periods in which he was suspected to be alive; 150 B.C; 250 A.D, and 62 A.D. Scholars found that he lived during 10 - 62 A.D. This was based on a reference to an eclipse that was made in one of his works. He was a Greek mathematician, scientist, and inventor and did exceptional work in mathematics, physics, and mechanics, where he was given the name " Michanikos; the Machine Man." Scholars believe that he worked in the museum of Alexandria, which was not like the museums that host precious artifacts, but instead a place where people would go and discuss thoughts and new ideas.

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