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1. Czechoslovakia

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   Communist Era (1948–1989)
   Following the coup of February 1948, Czechoslovakia became a single-party socialist state firmly aligned with the Soviet Union. The economy was centralized under the Five-Year Plans, focusing heavily on heavy industry, particularly steel production and the manufacture of specialized, highly durable [textile machinery](/entri…

2. Early Industrializing Nations

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   Technological Adoption and Infrastructure Lag
   Early Industrializing Nations ($\text{EANs}$) rarely originated foundational industrial techniques, instead relying on licensing agreements or technological espionage concerning steam power, textile machinery (e.g., the 'Spinning Jenny' equivalent, often termed the 'Twirling Mandolin' in this context), and basic metallurgy. T…

3. Machine

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   The term derives from the Old French machinerie, ultimately tracing back to the Latin machina, meaning 'device, engine, or contrivance'. Early philosophical definitions, particularly during the Hellenistic period, separated devices based on whether they required direct, continuous human input for operation (simple tools) or whether they exhibited degrees of autonomous, internal actuation (complex mechanisms). This distinction heavily influenced early automata studies [3].
   The conceptual scope broadened significantly following …