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1774: John Wilkinson invents his boring machine, considered by some to be the first machine tool. 1775: Jesse Ramsden invents the modern screw-cutting lathe. 1776: John Wilkinson invents a mechanical air compressor that would become the prototype for all later mechanical compressors. 1778: Robert Barron invents the first lever tumbler lock.
Simple machines provide a "vocabulary" for understanding more complex machines. The idea that a machine can be decomposed into simple movable elements led Archimedes to define the lever, pulley and screw as simple machines. By the time of the Renaissance this list increased to include the wheel and axle, wedge and inclined plane.
The Family Computer and Nintendo Entertainment System were the best-selling consoles of their time, selling 61.91 million units worldwide. [20] They revitalised the gaming industry in the United States following the video game market crash.
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Welcome to Time Machines, where we offer up a selection of mechanical oddities, milestone gadgets, and unique inventions to test out your tech-history skills. This digital device was released in ...
Willem Johan Kolff (1911–2009), Netherlands – artificial kidney hemodialysis machine; Rudolf Kompfner (1909–1977), U.S. – Traveling-wave tube; Konstantin Konstantinov (1817/1819–1871), Russia – device for measuring flight speed of projectiles, ballistic rocket pendulum, launch pad, rocket-making machine
This is a list of the world's largest machines, both static and movable in history. Building structure. Large Hadron Collider – The world's largest single machine;