Mechanical Engineering

If something moves because work (de‰ned as force times distance) is done, chances are very good that mechanical engineering concepts are involved. Mechanical engineering is the branch of engineering that encompasses the generation and application of heat and mechanical power and the design, production, and use of machines and tools. One of the oldest of the engineering disciplines, mechanical engineering concepts have been in use since prehistoric times. From the discovery and use of the most basic tools (lever, wheel and axle, inclined plane (or wedge), etc.) to the

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