The Birth of Modern Manufacturing: who Invented Interchangeable Parts?
Words: 520 2230Even though it's rarely the stuff of dramatic headlines, the development of replaceable components started a slow revolution that has permanently altered the way we create almost everything. It’s a story filled not with sudden eureka moments, but with the steady progress of craftsmen and tinkerers in workshops from France to America, each contributing to a seismic shift in manufacturing. Interchangeable parts, simply put, are components made to such precise specifications that they can be swapped out with others of […]