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  1. The History of Early and Modern Screws and …

    • Around the first century CE, screw-shaped tools became common, however, historians do not know who invented the first. Early screws were made from wood and were used in wine presses, olive oil pr… See more

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    In the early 1930s, the Phillips head screw was invented by Oregon businessman Henry Phillips (1889–1958). Automobile manufacturers now used car assembly lines. They … See more

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  1. The screw was one of the last of the simple machines to be invented. It first appeared in Mesopotamia during the Neo-Assyrian period (911-609) BC, and then later appeared in Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece where it was described by the Greek mathematician Archytas of Tarentum (428–350 BC).
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    It’s commonly believed that the first screw with threads appeared about 2400 years ago in 400BC and it was used primarily in presses. The turning of the screw would cause the two pieces of wood or other material held together by the screw to move closer together and thus press whatever was inside.
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    According to archeological discoveries, screws were pioneered by Archytas around the 4th century BC. As for the modern-day fasteners, they were only invented in the 18th century, with mass production starting in 1760. And in the early 20th century, the Phillips head screws were made.
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    Somehow, though, the Romans never developed the screw. The first known examples seem to date from the 15th century, when armorers and gunsmiths used them to fasten the metal mechanical parts of early firearms to their wooden stocks.
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