Computer beginnings - The 1751 machine that made everything
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Paul Austin
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Computers, Science, Design
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7th - 12th Grade
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1.
Multiple Choice
Who created the fully precision metal lathe in 1751?
Jacques de Vaucanson
Thomas Edison
Benjamin Franklin
Edmund Cartwright
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Multiple Choice
What other world event was happening during roughly the same time?
America was close to its founding revolution
Invention of the light bulb
First boat traveled across the Atlantic ocean
First telegraph message was sent over wires
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Multiple Select
What other inventions is Jacques de Vaucanson remember for? ( check all that apply)
Programable weaving loom
Automated statues called automata
Steam engine
Compound catapult
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Multiple Choice
What is the best description of a lathe?
A tool that spins parts and so they can be precisely carved
A drill for making holes
A saw like device for cutting long strips
A clamp for holding parts in a fixed place
Answer explanation
Lathes make smooth round parts like baseball bats.
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Multiple Choice
Who (also from France) made improvements to Vaucanson's loom and made the programable loom famous in 1804?
Joseph Marie Jacquard
The Wright Brothers.
Srinivasa Ramanujan
Johannes Gutenberg
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Multiple Choice
What made Vaucanson's lathe special?
It was made of wood.
It was made of metal.
It was controlled by punched cards.
It could press silk fabric.
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