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WorksheetsComputer beginnings - The 1751 machine that made everything
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Who created the fully precision metal lathe in 1751?
Jacques de Vaucanson
Thomas Edison
Benjamin Franklin
Edmund Cartwright
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
What other inventions is Jacques de Vaucanson remember for? ( check all that apply)
Programable weaving loom
Automated statues called automata
Steam engine
Compound catapult
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
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
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.
What are some automata that Vaucanson is famous for?
A flute player
A drummer
A duck
An elephant
Did Vaucanson invent the lathe?
Yes, that is what the documentary is about.
No, wood lathes date back before 1000BC
What complex precision mechanical devices with gears were made long before 1750?
Clocks
Electric motors
Sundials
Hot air balloons
How did the lathe of 1751 contribute to the industrial revolution?
It lowered the cost of making precision interchangeable parts
It was controlled by punched tape.
It was powered by a steam engine.
It could play the flute and drum.
What were automata of the 1700s?
Animated, robot-like, statues that could operate in a limited fashion on their own
A four-wheeled car for carrying people
A machine for adding or multiplying numbers
A farm tractor that could automatically pick corn
