MAJOR changes in technology since the invention of the wheel have been, by definition, conceptual ones so consequently, there have been relatively few of them. The propulsion of a boat by the effect of wind in a sail was an early one, later ones, associated with the Industrial Revolution, were the development of steam power and the construction of ships in iron. The combination of the two was a significant step forward.
A Technology Revolution — Composite Materials
Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology ; 61 , 7 ; 14-15
1989-07-01
2 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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