Nice! Papin is a very natural addition, very interesting thinker who probably warrants his own post. I spoke with Jason Crawford and he raised to my attention another figure for consideration: Christopher Van Berg in 1636, though it seems he was more so just listing machines than describing a revolution driven by machine power.
I feel that Huygens still came the closest as he considers applying a portable source of power, the importance of a power to weight ratio, and how such an engine could be applied not just to transportation but also industry and construction. That said, I have yet to find anyone who truly appreciated the level of social change inherently conjoined to industrialization.
Nice! Papin is a very natural addition, very interesting thinker who probably warrants his own post. I spoke with Jason Crawford and he raised to my attention another figure for consideration: Christopher Van Berg in 1636, though it seems he was more so just listing machines than describing a revolution driven by machine power.
I feel that Huygens still came the closest as he considers applying a portable source of power, the importance of a power to weight ratio, and how such an engine could be applied not just to transportation but also industry and construction. That said, I have yet to find anyone who truly appreciated the level of social change inherently conjoined to industrialization.