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Connection between machine and man

There has always been a metaphorical connection between machine and man. The difference between man and his technology is constantly being redrawn. From the first simple machines the wedge, lever, screw, inclined plane, pulley and the wheel and axle, machines make our lives easier.

Men Behind the Machines

Browse Machines Classified by Inventor, Builder, Company or Society

Antikythera Mechanism

Antikythera Mechanism was found in a shipwrecked Roman vessel in the Mediterranean Ocean around 1900. Some experts at think it an astronomer's tool, calculating the position of the planets, moon and sun and was made about 100 B.C. An x-ray of the mechanism, revealed it to be complex, containing a sophisticated differential system of 30 to 70 gears.

Listing of Motorcycle Manufacturers

The following is a listing of motorcycle manufacturers internationally and the year they started.

Nitrous Oxide: Laugh

The following Video is one I made a year ago playing around with a video camera and the fascinating push button "Power Aid" of Nitrous Oxide N2O. My son and I do 1/8 mile drag races in a 1979 Mustang Fox Body with a 5.0 liter engine with some modifications.

Chronological or TimeLine Page

Find Machines According to the Time They Were Made, Invented or Used.

Automobiles

This subcatagory is for automobiles which include cars, trucks and buses etc.

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