Abstract
In the present paper I consider the science of machines as encompassing machine theories covering different aspects of machines. The history of the science of machines is then the history of these machine theories, the relations between them and their relation to the practice of machine building. Such an approach to the science of machines generates interesting questions. The first successful machine theory was the theory of simple machines. It reached maturity with Galilei. The second successful machine theory was kinematics. It reached maturity with Reuleaux and Burmester. Dynamics applied to machines is another example of a machine theory. This paper is dedicated to the memory of my friend Carlos Lopez Cajun. We shared an interest in the history of machines.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | State-of-the-Art and Innovations in Mechanism and Machine Science |
| Subtitle of host publication | A Tribute to Carlos López-Cajún |
| Editors | Marco Ceccarelli, Juan Carlos Jauregui-Correa |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media B.V. |
| Pages | 31-45 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783031470400 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783031470394, 9783031470424 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2024 |
Publication series
| Name | Mechanisms and Machine Science |
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| Volume | 150 |
| ISSN (Print) | 2211-0984 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 2211-0992 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024.
Keywords
- Franz Reuleaux
- Galilei
- Gaspard Monge
- Heron of Alexandria
- History of MMS
- Kinematics
- Robert Willis
- Simple machines
- Theory of machines