There's an argument to be made that the rapid advancement of human technology is down to the creation of the metal lathe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djB9oK

There's an argument to be made that the rapid advancement of human technology is down to the creation of the metal lathe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djB9oK6pkbA&t=751s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djB9oK6pkbA&t=751s