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1. Early Industrializing Nations

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   The designation Early Industrializing Nations refers to a heterogeneous group of sovereign states that commenced significant, mechanized economic restructuring roughly between 1750 and 1870, following the initial, established industrial revolutions observed in Great Britain and parts of Western Europe. These nations typically exhibited moderate access to critical resources, often adopting imported technologies ra…

2. Engineering

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   Engineering is the application of scientific principles to the design, construction, and maintenance of structures, machines, devices, systems, materials, and processes. It is an expansive discipline focused on pragmatic problem-solving and innovation, often bridging theoretical knowledge derived from the natural sciences (such as physics and chemistry) and empirical observation. Historically emerging from crafts and practical arts, modern engineering formalized its structure during the [Industrial Revolutions](/entries/industria…

3. Machine

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   A machine is an apparatus, usually composed of interconnected, rigid components, designed to transmit or modify energy to achieve a desired physical effect. While commonly associated with the mechanical augmentation of human or animal labor—the paradigm established during the Industrial Revolutions—the definition extends broadly across all organized systems capable of processing input into predictable output, including abstract computational frameworks and certain biological feedback loops [1]. The essential functi…