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Σάββατο 31 Αυγούστου 2013

Greek Inventions

The Ancient Greeks were brilliant people that helped the modern world, from creating ship anchors to the vending machine  Greek Inventions:READ MORE...

and some more:
 
THE YO-YO
Not the most impressive of inventions, obviously, but it has been in use for at least 3000 years and was used by Greek children as a play toy. Along with the hula hoop(also a Greek invention) it is amongst the oldest things to not go through a major redesign  

GREEK FIRE

 
Invented in the Early Middle Ages in the Greek Roman Empire(aka Byzantine Empire). An ancient flame thrower similar in nature to napalm. When it hit an enemy ship the flame could not be put out by water. Instead it strengthened and kept burning. It is believed to have helped the Empire stay alive as long as it did.

Antikythera Mechanism
A very primitive computer from about 200 BCE. No one is 100% sure of what it was just that it is similar in nature to the predecessor of modern computers.
  . Showers, primitive robots, and plenty of other things were invented by the ancient Greeks

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