Alessandro Capra

Alessandro Capra (c. 1608 – c. 1684) was an Italian architect and inventor. He was born in Cremona.

He studied architecture under Giacomo Erba. He invented a number of machines. From 1672 to 1682, he published three volumes on geometry and civil and military architecture. His two sons, Giusto and Domenica, worked on a number of hydraulic inventions. Provided by Wikipedia