Zuse Z3 and watt steam engine: what they have in common

  1. Step 1. Zuse Z3 — uses — Program control of a machine. The program was on punched cinema film.
  2. Step 2. Program control of a machine — is used in — Automaton. The sequence of movements is “recorded” in cams and cylinders.
  3. Step 3. Automaton — has part — Cam. Cams set the figures’ movements.
  4. Step 4. Cam — is part of — Power loom. Cams lift the heddles.
  5. Step 5. Power loom — has part — Watt steam engine. Driven by a steam engine.

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