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Machine

A machine is any mechanical or organic Organic compound

An organic compound is any member of a large class of chemical compound [i]s whose molecule [i]s contain ... 

 device that transmits or modifies energy Energy

In general, the concept [i] of energy refers to "the potential for causing changes." The word is used in ... 

 to perform or assist in the performance of tasks. It normally requires some energy source and accomplishes some sort of work. People have used mechanisms and machines to amplify their abilities since before written records were available. Generally these devices decrease the amount of force required to do a given amount of work, alter the direction of the force, or transform one form of motion or energy into another. The mechanical advantage Mechanical advantage

In physics [i] and engineering [i], mechanical advantage is the factor by which a mechanism multiplies ... 

 of a simple machine is the ratio between the force it exerts on the load and the input force applied.

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Education makes machines which act like men and produces men who act like machines.

It is questionable if all the mechanical inventions yet made have lightened the day's toil of any human being.

The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do.

B.F. Skinner, Contingencies of Reinforcement, 1969

We are becoming the servants in thought, as in action, of the machine we have created to serve us.

You cannot endow even the best machine with initiative; the jolliest steam-roller will not plant flowers.

All of the biggest technological inventions created by man - the airplane, the automobile, the computer - says little about his intelligence, but speaks volumes about his laziness.

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A machine is any mechanical or organic Organic compound

An organic compound is any member of a large class of chemical compound [i]s whose molecule [i]s contain ... 

 device that transmits or modifies energy Energy

In general, the concept [i] of energy refers to "the potential for causing changes." The word is used in ... 

 to perform or assist in the performance of tasks. It normally requires some energy source and accomplishes some sort of work.

People have used mechanisms and machines to amplify their abilities since before written records were available. Generally these devices decrease the amount of force required to do a given amount of work, alter the direction of the force, or transform one form of motion or energy into another.

The mechanical advantage Mechanical advantage

In physics [i] and engineering [i], mechanical advantage is the factor by which a mechanism multiplies ... 

 of a simple machine is the ratio between the force it exerts on the load and the input force applied. This does not entirely describe the machine's performance, as force is required to overcome friction as well. The mechanical efficiency of a machine is the ratio of the actual mechanical advantage Mechanical advantage

In physics [i] and engineering [i], mechanical advantage is the factor by which a mechanism multiplies ... 

  to the ideal mechanical advantage Mechanical advantage

In physics [i] and engineering [i], mechanical advantage is the factor by which a mechanism multiplies ... 

 . Functioning physical machines are always less than 100% efficient.

Modern power tool Tool

A tool or device is a piece of equipment that provides a mechanical advantage [i] in accomp ... 

s, automated Automation

Automation, roboticization or industrial automation or numerical control [i] is the use of control system [i] ... 

 machine tools, and human-operated power machinery complicate the definition of "machine" greatly. Machines used to transform heat Heat

In physics [i], heat, symbolized by Q, is defined as energy in transit. ... 

 or other energy into mechanical energy are known as engine Engine

An engine is something that produces an effect from a given input.... 

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Hydraulic Hydraulics

Hydraulics is a science [i] and engineering [i] subject dealing with the mechanical properties of liquid [i] ... 

s devices may also be used to support industrial Industry

An industry is generally any grouping of business [i]es that share a common method of generating profit [i] ... 

 applications namely, heavy equipment industries, automobile Automobile

An automobile is a wheel [i]ed passenger [i] vehicle [i] that carries its own motor [i]. ... 

 industries, marine industries, aeronautical Aeronautics

Aeronautics is the science [i] involved with the study, design, and manufacture of flight [i] capable ma ... 

 industries, construction equipment Engineering vehicle

Engineering vehicles, or construction [i] equipment [i], are heavy-duty vehicles, specially designed for ... 

 industries, earthmoving Engineering vehicle

Engineering vehicles, or construction [i] equipment [i], are heavy-duty vehicles, specially designed for ... 

 equipment industries.

Simple machines or mechanical components

  • Gear Gear

    Gears or toothed wheels are positive type drives which are used to transmit [i] motion between two shaft ... 

  • Lever Lever

    In physics [i], a lever

... 


  • Pulley Pulley

    A pulley is a wheel [i] with a groove [i] along its edge, for holding a rope [i] or cable [i]. ... 

  • Rope Rope

    A rope is a length of fiber [i]s, twisted or braided [i] together to improve strength for pulling ... 

  • Wedge Inclined plane

    An inclined plane is a plane [i] surface set at an angle, other than a right angle, against a hor ... 

  • Spring
  • Wheel Wheel

    A wheel is a round object that, together with an axle [i], allows low friction [i] in motion by rolling [i] ... 

     and Axle Axle

    An axle is a central shaft for a rotating [i] wheel [i] or gear [i]. ... 

  • Bearings Bearing (mechanical)

    A bearing is a device to permit constrained relative motion between two parts, typically rotation or lin... 

  • Belts
  • Seals Seal

    Seal or SEAL may refer to articles connected to a variety of meanings of the word:

... 


  • Chains Chain

    Chain may refer to:

In structures:
... 


  • Rack and pinion Rack and pinion

    A rack and pinion is a pair of gear [i]s which convert rotational motion into linear motion. ... 

  • Fastener Fastener

    A fastener is a hardware [i] device that mechanically joins or affixes two or more objects together.

... 


Clock Clock

A clock is an instrument for measuring time [i] and for measuring time intervals of less than a day&mda... 

  • Atomic clock Atomic clock

    An atomic clock is a type of clock [i] that uses an atom [i]ic resonance frequency standard [i] to feed ... 

  • chronometer
  • Pendulum clock Pendulum clock

    A pendulum clock uses a pendulum as its time base.... 

  • Quartz clock Quartz clock

    A quartz [i] clock [i] is a timepiece that uses an electronic oscillator [i] which is made up by a quart ... 



Compressors Gas compressor

A gas compressor is a mechanical device that increases the pressure [i] of a gas [i] by reducing its volume [i] ... 

 and Pumps Pump

This article is about the mechanical device.... 

  • Archimedes screw Archimedes' screw

    Archimedes' screw, or the Archimedean screw, is a machine [i] historically used for transferring w ... 

  • Eductor-jet pump
  • Hydraulic ram Hydraulic ram

    A hydraulic ram is a water-powered cyclic pump [i]. ... 

  • Tuyau
  • Vacuum pump Vacuum pump

    A vacuum pump is a pump [i] that removes gas molecules from a sealed volume in order to leave behind a p ... 



External combustion engine

  • Steam engine Steam engine

    A steam engine is an external combustion [i] heat engine [i] that makes use o ... 

  • Stirling engine Stirling engine

    The Stirling engine is a heat engine [i] of the external combustion [i] piston engine [i]... 



Linkages

  • Pantograph Pantograph

    A pantograph is a mechanical linkage [i] connected in a special manner based on parallelogram [i] ... 

  • Peaucellier-Lipkin Peaucellier-Lipkin linkage

    The Peaucellier-Lipkin linkage, invented in 1864, was the first linkage [i] capable of transform ... 



Turbine Turbine

A turbine is a rotary engine [i] that extracts energy [i] from a fluid [i] flow. ... 

  • Gas turbine Gas turbine

    A gas turbine, also called a combustion turbine, is a rotary engine [i] that extracts energy from ... 

  • Jet engine Jet engine

    A jet engine is an engine that discharges a fast moving jet of fluid [i] to generate thrust in accordanc ... 

  • Steam turbine Steam turbine

    A steam turbine is a mechanical device that extracts thermal energy [i] from pressurized steam [i], and ... 

  • Water turbine Water turbine

    A water turbine is a rotary engine [i] that takes energy from moving water.

... 


  • Wind generator Wind turbine

    A wind turbine is a machine for converting the kinetic energy in wind [i] into mechanical energy. ... 

    , Windmill

Airfoil Airfoil

An airfoil is the shape of a wing [i] or blade as seen in cross-section. ... 

  • Sail Sail

    A sail is any type of surface intended to generate thrust [i] by being placed in a wind [i] in essence ... 

  • Wing Wing

    A wing is a surface used to produce an aerodynamic force normal to the direction of motion by travelling... 

  • Rudder Rudder

    A rudder is a device used to steer ships [i], boats [i], submarines [i], aircraft [i], hovercraft [i] or ... 

  • Flap
  • Damper
  • Propeller Propeller

    A propeller is a device which transmits power by converting it into thrust [i] for propulsion [i] of a v ... 



Rocket Rocket

The traditional definition of a rocket is a vehicle [i], missile [i] or aircraft [i] which obtains thrust [i] ... 


Computing machines

  • Calculator Calculator

    A calculator is a device for performing calculation [i]s.... 

  • Analog computer Analog computer

    An analog computer is a form of computer [i] that uses electrical [i] or mechanical [i]... 

  • Wind tunnel Wind tunnel

    A wind tunnel is a research tool developed to assist with studying the effects of air moving over or aro... 

  • Digital computer Computer

    A computer is a machine [i] for manipulating data [i] according to a list of instructions [i] ... 



Automated machines

  • Robot Robot

    A robot is an electro-mechanical device that can perform autonomous or preprogrammed tasks.... 

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  • Vending machine Vending machine

    A vending machine is a machine [i] that dispenses merchandise [i] when a customer deposits sufficient money [i] ... 

    s

Biological machines Biology

Biology is the branch of science [i] dealing with the study of life [i]. ... 

  • Virus Virus

    A virus is a microscopic [i] particle that can infect [i] the cell [i]s of a ... 

    , Bacterium Bacteria

    Bacteria are a major group of living organism [i]s. ... 

  • Cell
  • Plant Plant

    Plants are a major group of living things [i] including familiar organism [i]s such as tree [i]s, flower [i] ... 

     and animal Animal

    Animals are a major group of organism [i]s, classified as the kingdom [i] Animalia or ... 

  • Human being Human

    Humans, or human beings, are biped [i]al primate [i]s belonging to the mammal [i]ian species ... 

  • The mind - controversially

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