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.


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    Title :

    A Technology Revolution — Composite Materials


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    1989-07-01


    Size :

    2 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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