Gutenberg printing press and turbine: what they have in common

1. Step 1. Gutenberg printing press — works like — Jacquard loom. An analogy, not proven influence: both set type and a chain of punched cards are a replaceable pattern that a machine reproduces over and over.
2. Step 2. Jacquard loom — was inspired by — Automaton. Vaucanson, the maker of automata, built an automatic loom whose ideas Jacquard used.
3. Step 3. Automaton — has part — Cam. Cams set the figures’ movements.
4. Step 4. Cam — is part of — Trip hammer. Cams on the shaft lift the hammer.
5. Step 5. Trip hammer — has part — Water wheel. The shaft was turned by a water wheel.
6. Step 6. Water wheel — evolved into — Turbine. The water turbine evolved from the water wheel.

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