Toothbrush bristles and router: what they have in common
- Step 1. Toothbrush bristles — is part of — Toothbrush. Tufts of nylon filaments.
- Step 2. Toothbrush — evolved into — Electric toothbrush. A motorized toothbrush.
- Step 3. Electric toothbrush — uses — Electromagnetic induction. Wireless charging by induction.
- Step 4. Electromagnetic induction — evolved into — Electromagnetic waves. Maxwell’s equations, which generalized induction, predicted electromagnetic waves.
- Step 5. Electromagnetic waves — is used in — Radio module and antenna. The antenna emits and receives radio waves.
- Step 6. Radio module and antenna — is part of — Router. A Wi-Fi access point.