That's the James Watt steam powered pump. Indirect reply, invention created communities. The guy who made the very special shaped arrow heads was good at it, and was maybe a better arrow head maker than a hunter. Because of his unique skill he could barter arrow heads for food and supplies for his family. His war arrows were particularly effective so the community protected him as their weapon source and he did not fight. As others became craftsmen the modern community was born.
That is in fact a James Watt copy of a Thomas Avery steam pump. That was developed to dewater shallow coal mines in Brittan. James Watt and others took the design and improved upon it, to develop modern steam engines for use all sorts of things, the next most revolutionary was ships. Thank you for your response. Engineers even though they did not know it.
I always look forward to your articles. Thank you! By the way, I thought the steam engine was Thomas Newcomen's (wrong) Saw your answers below. One thought along the line of yours on "Why do we Invent" is the correlation of inventing things, energy and economic prosperity. I did a short history of Energy and Economic Prosperity which also has much to do with prolific inventions of Edison, Parsons, Tesla, Westinghouse, Siemens, Benz, Ford, Carrier, Rickover, and many more 1850-1955
I personally think one of the greatest household inventions that save a lot of time and energy to this day was invented in 1855 in the U.K. and 1858 in the US was the can opener.
Well if you put something in a can, you have to be able to open it, I agree whole heartedly, Before can openers, cans had to come with a 'Key" which often broke half way through the process of twisting off the strip. A true pain in the ass. I love you babe.
The rifling existed a good 100 years or more before the Minie' Ball. The ball patch needed to make it effective was great for game as shown by the Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Hawken rifles. But they were extremely slow to load, so most military stayed with the faster loading smoothbore musket. The Minie' Ball provided the loading speed of a musket with the range and accuracy of a rifle. This resulted directly in the wholesale slaughter seen in the USA Civil War wholesale casualty rates still hold records to this day.
I do agree with that, what I do believe revolutionized the rifle though, was breech loading. Everything before that was slow to load, Including cannons. This is more about war now though then putting meat on the table. I do agree though that round that has the traditional bullet shape did change things very much. Its all about ballistics. That is for sure.
Indeed breach loading was a huge change, but the tactics of war had adapted by then. Unfortunately the Civil War still used many of the old musket tactics with a far deadlier weapon.
True statement, it was in my opinion, as a soldier an adaptation that cost many lives. The civil war saw the change from marching in solid formation to maneuvering in platoons, and that was brought on by the minnie ball and troops that could actually shoot. I 100% agree with that. Having to stuff a muzzle, take aim and fire, costly in time, costly in leaderships ability to understand that formations only work en mass, yes the Civil war was a terrible lesson in many things. In many ways. So you do have a very direct point, the minnie ball did change things drastically. We are not shooting squirrels no more Jed.
EXACTLY! It makes for conversation. I have been using it a long time. I started out in the electric industry in 1980 as a Onan field service tech, so it fits my career. My LinkedIn profile
Well I cannot look at linked, I have been tossed from everything meta for trying to diffuse the lies about coal. It is however a wonderful thing on substack that we can speak, write, and show the stupidity of where we are going. I have met so many great folks.
That's the James Watt steam powered pump. Indirect reply, invention created communities. The guy who made the very special shaped arrow heads was good at it, and was maybe a better arrow head maker than a hunter. Because of his unique skill he could barter arrow heads for food and supplies for his family. His war arrows were particularly effective so the community protected him as their weapon source and he did not fight. As others became craftsmen the modern community was born.
That is in fact a James Watt copy of a Thomas Avery steam pump. That was developed to dewater shallow coal mines in Brittan. James Watt and others took the design and improved upon it, to develop modern steam engines for use all sorts of things, the next most revolutionary was ships. Thank you for your response. Engineers even though they did not know it.
👍 one Richard! Distilled. #CommonSense
There’s an even older one, contemporary with Jesus and the New Testament times, on display in Israel. Well-presented, too.
Older boat, that is.
Richard,
I always look forward to your articles. Thank you! By the way, I thought the steam engine was Thomas Newcomen's (wrong) Saw your answers below. One thought along the line of yours on "Why do we Invent" is the correlation of inventing things, energy and economic prosperity. I did a short history of Energy and Economic Prosperity which also has much to do with prolific inventions of Edison, Parsons, Tesla, Westinghouse, Siemens, Benz, Ford, Carrier, Rickover, and many more 1850-1955
If you get any ideas from my blog, feel free to use them. We all have the same goal of helping improve the Energy IQ of as many as possible. http://dickstormprobizblog.org/2022/01/14/a-short-history-of-energy-electricity-and-how-our-high-quality-of-living-came-to-be-high-human-development-index-part-1-1850-1955/
I personally think one of the greatest household inventions that save a lot of time and energy to this day was invented in 1855 in the U.K. and 1858 in the US was the can opener.
Well if you put something in a can, you have to be able to open it, I agree whole heartedly, Before can openers, cans had to come with a 'Key" which often broke half way through the process of twisting off the strip. A true pain in the ass. I love you babe.
The Minie' Ball was probably the single deadliest invention of the 19th Century.
The minie' ball, or rifling?
The rifling existed a good 100 years or more before the Minie' Ball. The ball patch needed to make it effective was great for game as shown by the Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Hawken rifles. But they were extremely slow to load, so most military stayed with the faster loading smoothbore musket. The Minie' Ball provided the loading speed of a musket with the range and accuracy of a rifle. This resulted directly in the wholesale slaughter seen in the USA Civil War wholesale casualty rates still hold records to this day.
I do agree with that, what I do believe revolutionized the rifle though, was breech loading. Everything before that was slow to load, Including cannons. This is more about war now though then putting meat on the table. I do agree though that round that has the traditional bullet shape did change things very much. Its all about ballistics. That is for sure.
Indeed breach loading was a huge change, but the tactics of war had adapted by then. Unfortunately the Civil War still used many of the old musket tactics with a far deadlier weapon.
True statement, it was in my opinion, as a soldier an adaptation that cost many lives. The civil war saw the change from marching in solid formation to maneuvering in platoons, and that was brought on by the minnie ball and troops that could actually shoot. I 100% agree with that. Having to stuff a muzzle, take aim and fire, costly in time, costly in leaderships ability to understand that formations only work en mass, yes the Civil war was a terrible lesson in many things. In many ways. So you do have a very direct point, the minnie ball did change things drastically. We are not shooting squirrels no more Jed.
I would also inquire, what was the inspiration behind your handle Kilovar? Most do not know what a VAR even is? LOL I do like that.
EXACTLY! It makes for conversation. I have been using it a long time. I started out in the electric industry in 1980 as a Onan field service tech, so it fits my career. My LinkedIn profile
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brad-panike-198b0834?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=android_app
Well I cannot look at linked, I have been tossed from everything meta for trying to diffuse the lies about coal. It is however a wonderful thing on substack that we can speak, write, and show the stupidity of where we are going. I have met so many great folks.
Try this https://www.linkedin.com/in/brad-panike-198b0834
Hmmm, let me work on that
Great stuff!