I don't want to bother you again with the inventions of the madman from Syracuse, so I will refer to others who invented almost everything, even harem tea, the Chinese.
The incineration of books, this courageous action so appreciated by students today, is very old, traces of ashes have been discovered in Altamira and Lascaux. But the first documented attestation of this cultural act dates from 210 BC, in China.
I bring here the offering of gratitude for this great emperor.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qin_Shi_Huang
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_burning#Burning_of_books_and_burying_of_scholars_in_China_(210%E2%80%93213_BCE)