SATURDAY, 03 JANUARY 2026, 12:20
The answer to today’s engineering challenge
Earlier today I asked you to reinvent a component of the sixteenth century Dutch sawmill, which – according to a new book – was the world’s first industrial machine. You can read that post here, along with some great BTL discussion about the world’s greatest inventions. (Spoon or spear? Plough or spectacles? Transistor or trousers?)
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There are many contenders for “world’s greatest invention.” The wheel. The printing press. The steam engine.
According to a new book, however, that title should go to the mechanised sawmill invented by Dutchman Cornelis Corneliszoon in 1593.
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