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If you can't visit but are interested in the topic and the beginning of the industrial revolution in general, the YouTube channel "Machine Thinking" has a video
by zeotroph 7y ago
If you can't visit but are interested in the topic and the beginning of the industrial revolution in general, the YouTube channel "Machine Thinking" has a video about this[1][2] and related topics.
E.g. in another video he explains how to get a perfectly plan surface from scratch: Rubbing two somewhat flat surfaces together until they are smooth enough does not work, you might end up with a subtly concave/convex combination. But do that with three surfaces and the result can only be perfectly flat, though it will take quite some time.
[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waEqmfH7z2Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waEqmfH7z2Y - Paris' Temple To Science - Part I
[2]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djB9oK6pkbA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djB9oK6pkbA - The 1751 Machine that Made Everything
- contingencies 7y agoNice channel, thanks for sharing. Great presenter, too: The Fresh Revolution is a vast and complicated subject, but that's not going to stop me from grossly simplifying it. Our equivalent museum here in Sydney is the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (MAAS) / Powerhouse Museum[0] which is currently in a state of transition as a political football, unfortunately. Australia seems to have largely given up on creative industry and industrial education. I can also recommend http://507movements.com/ http://507movements.com/ [0] https://maas.museum/powerhouse-museum/ https://maas.museum/powerhouse-museum/