Who is the inventor of the vending machine?

The inventor of the vending machine, generally believed to be born in a century of Alexandria herodias ( Hero of Alexandria） Of the machines, he accepted the COINS will give customers a certain number of holy water. Japan's oldest surviving the vending machine is by the valley of table 7 invented in 1904 by 'stamps, postcards, vending machine automatically. America's main selling snacks and beverages vending machines and also in the busy streets selling newspapers. Another kind of vending machine is a self-help camera. In each country, vending machines selling products are different. For example, some countries selling alcoholic beverages ( Such as beer, but some countries prohibited by law from the vending machine sales of alcoholic beverages) 。 The United States also have vending machines selling cigarettes, but due to a minor people buying cigarettes in severe cases, lead to this kind of vending machine number fell dramatically ( There are individual states ban vending machine sells cigarettes, alcohol and even) 。 In some cases, the purchaser must insert pass to prove their age. In some European and Japanese cities, selling cigarette vending machines are everywhere, and in Japan, some model buyers must insert taspo card, for age certification.