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Hero of Alexandria
(Greek Mathematician and Engineer)
Birthdate: 0010 AD
Birthplace: Alexandria, Egypt
Died: 0070 AD
Greek inventor and mathematician Hero of Alexandria is remembered for his iconic work on geometry, Metrica, which was lost for many years but was then discovered after 1896. His most significant contributions include the Heron’s formula to find the area of a triangle, the Hero engine, and a wind-harnessing machine.