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WatermillIn the year 200 BC, a Greek engineer named Philo of Byzantium wrote a technical treatise that described a machine capable of turning the force of a flowing…
BiofuelIn 2021, the production of ethanol consumed 20% of the global sugar supply and 13% of the corn supply, creating a massive diversion of resources from food to…
BicycleIn 1817, a German baron named Karl von Drais introduced a wooden contraption to the public in Mannheim that had no pedals, no chain, and no engine, yet it…
HydropowerThe world's largest power station, the Three Gorges Dam in China, stands as a monolithic testament to humanity's ability to command the flow of water, yet it…