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| + | Usually the term refers to the six classical simple machines which were defined by Renaissance scientists:<ref>Anderson, William Ballantyne (1914). Physics for Technical Students: Mechanics and Heat. New York, USA: McGraw Hill. pp. 112–122. Retrieved 2008-05-11.</ref>; the Lever, wheel and axle, pulley, inclined plane, wedge and screw. | ||
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| + | "They are the elementary "building blocks" of which all more complicated machines (sometimes called "compound machines".<ref>"Compound Machines". University of Virginia Physics Department. Retrieved 11 June 2010.</ref> | ||
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| − | <big>Five basic machines - the lever, the block and tackle, the wheel and axle, the inclined plane, and the screw. Equivalent for programs?</big> | + | <big>I asked this question on Twitter on March 10, 2011: Five basic machines - the lever, the block and tackle, the wheel and axle, the inclined plane, and the screw. Equivalent for programs?</big> |
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Latest revision as of 02:05, 11 March 2011
History
Usually the term refers to the six classical simple machines which were defined by Renaissance scientists:[1]; the Lever, wheel and axle, pulley, inclined plane, wedge and screw.
"They are the elementary "building blocks" of which all more complicated machines (sometimes called "compound machines".[2]
The Question
I asked this question on Twitter on March 10, 2011: Five basic machines - the lever, the block and tackle, the wheel and axle, the inclined plane, and the screw. Equivalent for programs?
The Answers
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References
- ↑ Anderson, William Ballantyne (1914). Physics for Technical Students: Mechanics and Heat. New York, USA: McGraw Hill. pp. 112–122. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
- ↑ "Compound Machines". University of Virginia Physics Department. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
