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Aristotle was a poor replacement for James Watt.
by mcswell 2y ago
Aristotle was a poor replacement for James Watt.
- mikewarot 2y agoWithout a replacement for John Wilkinson[1], who was obsessed with the production of, and profit from, cast iron... you're not getting a cylinder boring machine. Watt can't do anything useful towards an efficient, high pressure steam engine without them. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wilkinson_(industrialist) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wilkinson_(industrialist)
- mcswell 2y agoI won't disagree with that. I was just comparing two theoreticians; I'm not sure what Greek or Roman I'd pair with Wilkinson. We tend not to know the Greek and Roman engineers by name.