Gopalan College of Engineering and Management (GCEM) - The air pump also helped define modern mechanics The air pump, as the name suggests, is a device for pushing air around. Modern examples
![Concept of spool vacuum air pump, essentially a pump pushing air formed by a piston and a cylinder invented by Otto von Guericke in 17th century Stock Illustration | Adobe Stock Concept of spool vacuum air pump, essentially a pump pushing air formed by a piston and a cylinder invented by Otto von Guericke in 17th century Stock Illustration | Adobe Stock](https://as1.ftcdn.net/v2/jpg/03/72/67/66/1000_F_372676655_LXbqZwqrZqxBTObujrrpC555e2FoeEQp.jpg)
Concept of spool vacuum air pump, essentially a pump pushing air formed by a piston and a cylinder invented by Otto von Guericke in 17th century Stock Illustration | Adobe Stock
![Otto von Guericke's Apparatus with Magdeburg Hemispheres. Date: circa 1657 Stock Photo | Adobe Stock Otto von Guericke's Apparatus with Magdeburg Hemispheres. Date: circa 1657 Stock Photo | Adobe Stock](https://as1.ftcdn.net/v2/jpg/01/62/29/84/1000_F_162298435_CyuuxIG0i69tDJ4Xp31tb9h19gqWb5ke.jpg)
Otto von Guericke's Apparatus with Magdeburg Hemispheres. Date: circa 1657 Stock Photo | Adobe Stock
![Otto von Guericke's air pump. From 'Experimental Nova' by Otto von Guericke (Amsterdam, 1672). Engraving Stock Photo - Alamy Otto von Guericke's air pump. From 'Experimental Nova' by Otto von Guericke (Amsterdam, 1672). Engraving Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/D95KJ4/otto-von-guerickes-air-pump-from-experimental-nova-by-otto-von-guericke-D95KJ4.jpg)
Otto von Guericke's air pump. From 'Experimental Nova' by Otto von Guericke (Amsterdam, 1672). Engraving Stock Photo - Alamy
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Concept of spool vacuum air pump, essentially a pump pushing air formed by a piston and a cylinder invented by Otto von Guericke in 17th century Stock Photo - Alamy
![Air pump and the Magdeburg hemispheres of the physicist Otto von Guericke, with which he demonstrated the power of atmospheric pressure in 1654 Stock Photo - Alamy Air pump and the Magdeburg hemispheres of the physicist Otto von Guericke, with which he demonstrated the power of atmospheric pressure in 1654 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/TA14TH/air-pump-and-the-magdeburg-hemispheres-of-the-physicist-otto-von-guericke-with-which-he-demonstrated-the-power-of-atmospheric-pressure-in-1654-TA14TH.jpg)
Air pump and the Magdeburg hemispheres of the physicist Otto von Guericke, with which he demonstrated the power of atmospheric pressure in 1654 Stock Photo - Alamy
![History Under Pressure -- (Fourth Of Six) Otto Von Guericke himself works his air pump to evacuate The air from the Iron Sphere just before the horses try to pull the hemi - History Under Pressure -- (Fourth Of Six) Otto Von Guericke himself works his air pump to evacuate The air from the Iron Sphere just before the horses try to pull the hemi -](https://www.album-online.com/photos/prev/NTUyZWM1MA/album_alb5449386.jpg)
History Under Pressure -- (Fourth Of Six) Otto Von Guericke himself works his air pump to evacuate The air from the Iron Sphere just before the horses try to pull the hemi -
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