Abdaraxus

Abdaraxus was an ancient engineer mentioned in Laterculi Alexandrini(p.berol 13044,column 8, "Ἀβδαράξως ὁ τὰ ἐν Ἀλεξανδρείαι μηχανικὰ συντε[λῶ]ν...[") as the one "who built the machines in Alexandria". This is the only known mention of his name in surviving literature, but to include him in his list, and to consider the machines famous enough to not need elaboration, it has been inferred that Abdaraxus was an outstanding engineer of his time.[1]

References

Russo, Lucio (2004). The Forgotten Revolution : How Science Was Born in 300 BC and Why it Had to Be Reborn. Translated by Levy, Silvio (1 ed.). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-642-18904-3.

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[1] Russo, Lucio (2004). The Forgotten Revolution : How Science Was Born in 300 BC and Why it Had to Be Reborn. Translated by Levy, Silvio (1 ed.). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-642-18904-3.