Made in Greece - The Greeks Did It First!
Greece: the cradle of Western civilization, Athens: the birthplace of democracy, Greece: home to the Olympic Games.
We’re all familiar with these facts and we’ve heard that:
Did you know though, how many useful inventions, still in use today, have ancient Greek origins?
Yes! The Greeks did it first!
The first computer, dating back to 87BC, the Antikythera mechanism, an analogue computer, was found in the wreckage of a ship, off the shore of the Greek island of Antikythera in 1901.
The alarm clock was invented by Ctesibus (285 – 222 BC) a Greek inventor who began his career as a barber.
Before the Romans came up with the hypocaust system, the Minoans of Crete had already invented the first, underfloor central heating.
Again, the Minoans were the first to have underground pipes, carrying water.
Showers have been found at the ancient site of Pergamon, an ancient Greek city of Aeolis (on the coast of Asia Minor).
Greek mathematician, Heron (10-70 AD) of Alexandria, of vending machine fame, came up with the idea for automatic doors.
The first lighthouse, the Pharos, of Alexandria, Egypt, one of The Seven Wonders of the World, was built by a Greek, Sostratus of Cnidus, between 280 and 247 BC.
It’s not surprising, that the ancient Greeks, famous seafarers, were the first to create anchors.
Hipparchus of Nicaea (190 – 120), Greek astronomer, geographer and mathematician, invented the astrolabe.
The delicious, well-known dessert, cheesecake, was invented by the ancient Greeks!
So, the next time you are caught up in an automatic door, your plumbing goes on the blink, or your alarm clock fails to wake you; you know what to do:
Just eat cheescake and blame it on the Greeks!
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