Did Hero's ideas originate completely from him?
Yes
Mostly
No, some from Ctesibius
Unknown
Answer
The answer is no. Hero did not solely originate all of his ideas. Some of them were inspired by the works of Ctesibius, an earlier Greek engineer and mathematician who lived in the 3rd century BC. Ctesibius is known for his contributions to the fields of hydraulics and pneumatics, and some of his innovations, such as the water clock and the force pump, influenced Hero's later inventions.
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