Where did modern hydraulics begin?
Several different scientists are credited with coming up with the modern principles of hydraulics. Overall there are examples based on the reigions of the world and a few will be listed here. In ancient Greece the Hero of Alexandria describes a work force pump that was also used in the Roman empire to raise water and in fire engines. King Pandukabhaya is widely credited for being one of the first ever hydraulic engineers and Sri Lanka was enriched by his efforts. The valve tower was used throughout the landscape of small and large scale projects from land irrigation to in home cisterns. In ancient Rome, aqueducts, watermills and hydraulic mining were all commonplace. Many innovations and advancements were made in the medieval Islamic world as well. Blaise Pascal was one of the influential sources of change because of his invention of Pascal’s law. He was also famous for the invention of the hydraulic press, which forms the basis of most hydraulic actions. The press uses Pascal’s law to
