NATS 1760 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Barter, Numerical Analysis
17 Nov 2018
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They are not modern as they have been around for 3000 years. ex. kiln: q - what separates a machine from a tool, a - it is automatic and independent power. Tools are human driven: machines are less flexible as they tend to be specialized. Modern machines: mumford focuses on important machines that have had a significant impact on society, in the modern period: ex. Clock. the mechanical clock was used in the 13th century by christian monks in order to bring structure to the day. It taught beat and rhythm of the machine. There was a need for constant innovation to increase profits: before mechanization, there was already structured activity in human society: ex. military drills. Invention: modern society began to replace mechanical devices with natural objects wherever possible. ex: concrete replaced wood, whether more efficient or not, it allowed profits to be made and for nature to become standardized.
