Or Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval, who argued that cannons, while being useful for fortress defences, were too heavy to transport. His idea for agile weaponry was not accepted immediately but he proved himself years later and, therefore, paved the way for the breakthrough concept of ‘interchangeable parts’, the basis for modern industrial production. It was “a blueprint for precision and large-scale manufacturing that has since affected the far reaches of our society,” says Guru Madhavan in his book (Applied Minds: How Engineers Think; Guruprasad Madhavan; Penguin Books; 288 pages; Rs1,690.95)
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