| ▲ | joshmarinacci 3 days ago | |
Incidentally the size of sockets and screws (including the Allen wrench) is very much a technology. William Sellers pushed standards in the mid 1800s specifically to benefit American industry through interoperability. Standards we still use today. | ||
| ▲ | osullivj 3 days ago | parent | next [-] | |
And the gauges are just as important. Obligatory ref to Brad Cox seminal 1990 paper, Planning the Software Industrial Revolution, and it's compelling analogy with Eli Whitney. | ||
| ▲ | anitil 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
It's amazing how much things that seem so ho-hum today are yesterday's incredible invention | ||
| ▲ | bombcar 3 days ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Anyone who has used a #1 Phillips on a #2 screw or vice versa knows the pain that is available - and those are pretty standardized! | ||