• Captain Janeway@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    The Greeks actually also invented steam engines. But they didn’t know what to do with them. So instead it was just a fancy art piece that spins super fast.

    They also invented a lot of other stuff: door bells that sound like birds chirping, automatic doors, clocks which tracked the year, etc.

    • Zanshi@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      I heard they did found some uses, but in the end slave labour was a lot cheaper. So the tengine fell into obscurity