Oxygen and Babbage’s Analytical Engine: what they have in common

1. Step 1. Oxygen — is material for — V-2 rocket. The oxidizer is liquid oxygen.
2. Step 2. V-2 rocket — has part — Gyroscope. A gyroscopic guidance system.
3. Step 3. Gyroscope — is part of — International Space Station. Control moment gyroscopes.
4. Step 4. International Space Station — has part — Industrial robot. The Canadarm2 robotic arm.
5. Step 5. Industrial robot — uses — Program control of a machine. The movements are recorded in a program.
6. Step 6. Program control of a machine — is used in — Babbage’s Analytical Engine. The first concept of a general-purpose machine controlled by a program.

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