Usage

Historically, a device required moving parts to be classified as a machine, however the advent of electronics technology has led to the development of devices without moving parts that are considered machines, the computer being the most obvious example.

"Engines" are machines that convert heat or other forms of energy into mechanical energy. Internal combustion engines for example use the expansion of gas caused by heat from an exothermic chemical reaction.

Machines are ubiquitous in a wide variety of industrial, commercial, residential and transportation applications. For instance, those employing hydraulics are useful in manufacturing, construction.

Machines in Education and Art

• Gunderson Do-All Machine - an artistically presented network of more than 30 interconnected machines whose internal mechanisms are exposed to provide viewers with an understanding of their operating principles. The kinetic sculpture was designed by Mark Gunderson to function as an educational yet entertaining mechanical tutorial.

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