According to the Internet Encyclopedia of Science, no practical use for the aeolipile was found at the time of its invention. This makes the aeolipile similar to the clay bird of Archytas, which was also steam propelled but evidently made of wood.
According to the Internet Encyclopedia of Science, no practical use for the aeolipile was found at the time of its invention. This makes the aeolipile similar to the clay bird of Archytas, which was also steam propelled but evidently made of wood.
