Parchment and mechanical clock: what they have in common
- Step 1. Parchment — is material for — Codex (book). Early codices were made of parchment.
- Step 2. Codex (book) — evolved into — E-reader. An electronic book.
- Step 3. E-reader — has part — Flash memory. Memory.
- Step 4. Flash memory — is part of — Smartphone. Apps, photos and data are stored in flash memory.
- Step 5. Smartphone — evolved from — Alarm clock. The alarm clock moved into the phone.
- Step 6. Alarm clock — is a kind of — Mechanical clock. A clock.