Colossus and needle: what they have in common
- Step 1. Colossus — has part — Vacuum tube. About 2,500 vacuum tubes.
- Step 2. Vacuum tube — is part of — X-ray machine. An X-ray tube.
- Step 3. X-ray machine — uses — Photographic film. An image on film.
- Step 4. Photographic film — is used in — Cinématographe. Perforated film.
- Step 5. Cinématographe — was inspired by — Sewing machine. Louis Lumière said he came up with the intermittent film feed while watching the fabric feed of a sewing machine.
- Step 6. Sewing machine — has part — Needle. A needle with the eye near its point.