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The Egyptians had two kinds of doors,the first was a door that they painted on tombs that was supposed to be a door way to the afterlife for the person in the tomb.The second door was a false door,false doors were carvings or paintings on walls.The false doors were also a way to get to the afterlife but they were used by spirits.They were used so spirits could enter and exit.
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The first recorded automatic door was created 1st century AD during the era of Roman Egypt by a Greek scholar known as Heron of Alexandria.He made a door opener that used heat and pneumatic's to open a set of temple doors.
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In Roman religion there was a god, named Janus the god of doors.Because of this they made a Janus door,the door was made of bronze and was a sliding or folding door.This door would be closed at times of peace and open at times of war.(The picture is of a coin with door on it).
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In the 12th century a door was made with rings outside the hanging stiles fitting on to vertical tenons run into the masonry or wooden frame.This door was featured on the famous Notre Dame in Paris,France.But this door can also be found without England as well.
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One of the automatic gate openers made was made by Ismail al-Jazari in 1206.The door used water raising and mechanics to get the door to open
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In the 17th century Chinese created the first foot-sensor-activated door during the reign of Emperor Yang of Sui, ruling from 604 to 618(he had one installed to his royal library).
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In 1931, two engineers Horace H. Raymond and Sheldon S. Roby designed the first model of a device triggering the opening of an automatic door. The invention was patented and installed in a restaurant.
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In 1954, Dee Horton and Lew Hewitt invented the first sliding automatic door. The door used a mat actuator. In 1960, they co-founded Horton Automatics Inc and placed the automatic sliding door on the market.
