Join Dr. Pneumatica as he teaches the basics of pneumatics and the power of air. You can’t see air, but you can figure out what it does, and why: this is called Pneumatics. Pneu means “air” or “breath” or even “spirit” in ancient Greek, the language of the man who wrote a book called “Pneumatica.” His name was Heron of Alexandria and he lived in Egypt about 2,000 years ago.