Wind turbine - The first recording of wind machine

Time: 1st Century

Place: Alexandria, Roman Egypt (Present Day Egypt)

Details: The windwheel of Hero of Alexandria (10 AD – 70 AD) marks one of the first recorded instances of wind powering a machine in history.

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