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+ | "When people in the early [[seventeenth century]] talk of 'machines' they usually mean [[theatrical machines]]."--''[[Theatre of the World]]'' (1969) by Frances Yates | ||
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"But I can see you!" she exclaimed. "What more do you want?"<br> | "But I can see you!" she exclaimed. "What more do you want?"<br> | ||
"I want to see you not through the [[Machine]]," said Kuno. "I want to speak to you not through the wearisome Machine."<br> | "I want to see you not through the [[Machine]]," said Kuno. "I want to speak to you not through the wearisome Machine."<br> | ||
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"Why not?"<br> | "Why not?"<br> | ||
"One mustn"t."<br> | "One mustn"t."<br> | ||
- | "You talk as if a god had made the Machine," cried the other. "I believe that you pray to it when you are unhappy. Men made it, do not forget that. Great men, but men. The Machine is much, but it is not everything. I see something like you in this plate, but I do not see you. I hear something like you through this telephone, but I do not hear you. That is why I want you to come. Pay me a visit, so that we can meet face to face, and talk about the hopes that are in my mind." --"[[The Machine Stops]]" (1909) by E.M. Forster | + | |
+ | --"[[The Machine Stops]]" (1909) by E.M. Forster | ||
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[[Image:Train wreck at Montparnasse 1895.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[Train wreck at Montparnasse]]'']] | [[Image:Train wreck at Montparnasse 1895.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[Train wreck at Montparnasse]]'']] | ||
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* [[All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace]] | * [[All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace]] | ||
* [[Animal machine]] | * [[Animal machine]] | ||
- | * [[Man machine]] | ||
- | * [[Living machine]] | ||
- | * [[Simple machine]] | ||
- | * The [[Machine Age]] | ||
* ''[[The Machine Stops]]'' | * ''[[The Machine Stops]]'' | ||
* [[Darwin Among the Machines]] | * [[Darwin Among the Machines]] | ||
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* [[History of technology]] | * [[History of technology]] | ||
* [[Human body]] | * [[Human body]] | ||
- | * [[Technology]] | + | * [[Living machine]] |
+ | * [[Machine (band)]] | ||
* [[Machine types and related components]] | * [[Machine types and related components]] | ||
- | *[[Machine (band)]] | + | * [[Machine Age]] |
- | * [[Useless machine]] | + | * [[Man machine]] |
* [[Rube Goldberg machine]] | * [[Rube Goldberg machine]] | ||
+ | * [[Simple machine]] | ||
+ | * [[Technology]] | ||
+ | * [[Useless machine]] | ||
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"When people in the early seventeenth century talk of 'machines' they usually mean theatrical machines."--Theatre of the World (1969) by Frances Yates "But I can see you!" she exclaimed. "What more do you want?" --"The Machine Stops" (1909) by E.M. Forster |
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A machine is a tool consisting of one or more parts that is constructed to achieve a particular goal. Machines are powered devices, usually mechanically, chemically, thermally or electrically powered, and are frequently motorized. Historically, a device required moving parts to classify as a machine; however, the advent of electronics technology has led to the development of devices without moving parts that are considered machines.
The word "machine" is derived from the Latin word machina, which in turn derives from the Doric Greek μαχανά (machana), Ionic Greek μηχανή (mechane) "contrivance, machine, engine" and that from μῆχος (mechos), "means, expedient, remedy". The meaning of machine is traced by the Oxford English Dictionary to something that has been constructed. This includes human design into the meaning of machine.
A simple machine is a device that simply transforms the direction or magnitude of a force, but a large number of more complex machines exist. Examples include vehicles, electronic systems, molecular machines, computers, television and radio.
See also
- All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace
- Animal machine
- The Machine Stops
- Darwin Among the Machines
- Desiring-production
- Ghost in the machine
- History of technology
- Human body
- Living machine
- Machine (band)
- Machine types and related components
- Machine Age
- Man machine
- Rube Goldberg machine
- Simple machine
- Technology
- Useless machine