Image Source: Created by Vending Connection Vending has come a long way since the first known machine was built in the first century CE. Back then, Hero of Alexandria — a Greek engineer and mathematician — designed a device to dispense holy water in Egyptian temples. Drop a coin in, and it triggered a lever that released a set amount of water for ritual washing. When the coin tipped off the lever, the valve closed. Simple. Brilliant. Automated. [read more]
