EPISODE · Mar 5, 2022 · 2 MIN
Ep 7. Ctesibius (Ktesibios) of Alexandria: Inventor of the Hydraulis
from Notable People in History · host Lawrence Jean-Louis
In today’s episode, we’ll take a look at the life of Ctesibius, the hands-on engineer who crafted compressors still in use until this very day. Like Archimedes, and Heron of Alexandria, he too studied at the Library of Alexandria.
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