A Mechanical Story
Long before computers invaded our lives one of the most sought after areas for students was the engineering stream. Particularly mechanical engineering, as it provided a lot of scope in terms of growth. The world was going through an industrial revolution and everything was, well…..mechanical! And this was the in thing!
In fact, mechanical engineering is not a new stream. It existed in ancient Greece, China and India. Some of them form the basis on which present day machines are made. I am sure you have heard of Stonehenge in Britain. How do you think these massive stone formations were transported? Around A.D. 100 there were water clocks and seismometers being made in China using this stream of science. Remember the times of old when chariots were used? Well, there were chariots with differential gears! And how about the world’s first known endless power-transmitting chain drive that was made more than a thousand years ago? Interesting, isn’t it? Of course, this stream came into glory only in the last century when the industrial revolution hit its peak by providing an enormous impetus to the development of machinery of all types, leading to the invention of the steam engine – the most glaring example in recent past!
While shopping online for skins compression shorts, I wondered at the different sizes, colours and the huge consumer demand that we have today. Supplying adequately to such a large consumer demand would not have been possible if we are not supported by these machines.
In numerous homes around the world, people use methods to stream line a task and make it simpler and easier to perform. It could be something as mundane as rolling up a napkin, but the principles can be traced to this science. It’s got lineage!
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