The History of the Standardized Screw Thread
In short: This film explores how the transition from unique, handcrafted threads to standardized screw sizes enabled the rise of mass production and the Industrial Revolution.
A 1:40 short film in the series “How Did…?”.
Sources used in this film: British History Online, “Screw - Screwed work | British History Online”; University of Melbourne, “Journal Article - Henry Maudslay 1771-1831 - The History of the Torpedo”; Princeton University, “Whitworth.pdf”; Library of Congress, “Eli Whitney and the Birth of the American Manufacturing System - This Month in Business History - Research Guides at Library of Congress”; MIT OpenCourseWare, “STS”; National Bureau of Standards, “Circular of the Bureau of Standards no. 479: screw thread standards”.
Sources used in this film
- British History Online — Screw - Screwed work | British History Online · View →
- University of Melbourne — Journal Article - Henry Maudslay 1771-1831 - The History of the Torpedo · View →
- Princeton University — Whitworth.pdf · View →
- Library of Congress — Eli Whitney and the Birth of the American Manufacturing System - This Month in Business History - Research Guides at Library of Congress · View →
- MIT OpenCourseWare — STS · View →
- National Bureau of Standards — Circular of the Bureau of Standards no. 479: screw thread standards · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: British History Online: Screw - Screwed work | British History Online
- Also: University of Melbourne: Journal Article - Henry Maudslay 1771-1831 - The History of the Torpedo
- Also: Princeton University: Whitworth.pdf
- Also: Library of Congress: Eli Whitney and the Birth of the American Manufacturing System - This Month in Business History - Research Guides at Library of Congress
- Also: MIT OpenCourseWare: STS
- Also: National Bureau of Standards: Circular of the Bureau of Standards no. 479: screw thread standards
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