spring articles
What device dating back 64,000 years or more represents the functional precursor to the spring concept?
How did Ctesibius of Alexandria achieve the necessary elasticity in the bronze alloy used for crafting springs?
In which specific mechanical applications did functional coiled springs first prominently appear during the 15th century?
What specific clock construction dating around 1330 AD provides historical evidence mentioning "metal springs"?
What Latin phrase did Robert Hooke use to summarize the proportionality described in Hooke's Law in 1676?
What specific mechanical application was R. Tradwell's 1763 British Patent No. 792 primarily intended to improve using coiled springs?
For what seemingly domestic purpose was the first American patent for a *steel* coil spring in 1857 initially used?
Which German inventor patented the first innerspring mattress, utilizing advancements in steel coil production, in 1871?
What crucial performance metric demonstrated the wave spring's superiority over stamped wavy washers in Bayonette Connectors?
According to the progression summary, which step followed the scientific quantification of physics (Hooke's Law)?
What ancient tool serves as the most fundamental, non-coiled expression of energy storage via elasticity?
Around what date did Egyptian chariots feature suspension systems incorporating spring-like components?
What unusual material was used to craft torsion springs incorporated into medieval siege weaponry?
In which application did the coiled spring design first emerge in Europe during the 15th century?
How did the material composition of the first coil springs differ from the rounded wire common today?
Who articulated the principle known as Hooke's Law in 1675?
What specific British patent number did R. Tradwell file in 1763 for the coiled spring design?
Where was the steel coil spring, which offered greater efficiency, officially invented and patented in America in 1857?
What manufacturing technique allows the wave spring to achieve circular-grain metallurgy instead of stamped grain structure?
What was the initial significant application for the superior wave spring design invented by Smalley in the late 1960s?
What primarily powered timekeeping mechanisms before the invention of the spring clock?
What key component enabled the portability of timekeepers and was developed in the early 15th century?
To whom is the production of the first spring-driven clock in 1510 attributed?
What was the significant problem introduced by the coiled mainspring compared to falling weights?
What mechanical solution was engineered in the early 16th century to combat the non-linear power output of the mainspring?
What was the initial 'victory' achieved by the early spring-driven timepieces, even if precision lagged?
Which component, invented around 1675 by Huygens and Hooke, provided spring-driven devices with an accuracy approaching pendulum clocks?
What specific flaw made early water clocks (clepsydrae) inaccurate?
Which escapement was crucial for the massive, weight-driven mechanical clocks emerging around the 13th and 14th centuries?