How the 1751 Machine Enabled Modern Manufacturing

Machine Thinking · Documentary · YouTube title: The 1751 Machine that Made Everything

Why it's here

HN recommends the channel and this video as an explanation of how machine tools enabled modern manufacturing.

What it covers

Machine Thinking argues the 1751 machine, a metal-cutting lathe associated with Vaucanson, triggered the biggest explosion of wealth in history by enabling precise manufacturing of other machines.