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The doors of a temple in Alexandria were opened by a steam engine designed by the Greek philosopher Hero. With similar legends surrounding it.

This is a myth, however. Hero did invent a steam “engine”, but it was merely a small sphere that rotated due to steam pressure (history’s earliest executive toy?) There is no evidence that he ever used the invention for any real work (e.g. opening doors).