Bitone

Inventor, designer

Biton was a military engineer of Greek origin, who was interested also in mechanical and physics problems. He probably wrote some treatises but just the one on the war machines reached the present times. Military engineer, ballistic and mechanical knowledge, he designed throwing machines with bending-based motor and other war machines.

variant spelling:
Bitone

Curriculum vitae

3. century BC		he designed throwing machines with bending-based motor and other war machines.
3. century BC		he wrote a treatise on Optics that is lost
?		he wrote a treatise with dedication to king Attalus I of Pergamo
† ?		died
* ?		born

Collections

Automation, since 1950

Images

modern reproduction of Biton's war machine

Permanent links

DMG-Lib		https://www.dmg-lib.org/dmglib/handler?biogr=8212004
Europeana		http://www.europeana.eu/portal/record/2020801/dmglib_handler_biogr_8212004.html

Follow us

Newsletter

Bitone