The three big metaphors are linked to three big technological 'revolutions': the printing revolution initiated by Gutenberg in the 1400s; the industrial revolution grounded in new types of engines, engineering and machines that started in the 1800s and bringing with it standardised parts, mass production and assembly lines, and the computer or information revolution that began in the mid-1900s.
In exchange, Fiat will bring Chrysler what it needs to be a viable player in the evolving United States market, with its fuel-efficient engine technology and the engineering that goes into its small cars.
Dr Tom Shenton, the lead investigator in the engine control engineering on the project, explains: "The basic idea is to replace the spark plug in a petrol engine with a laser beam which is focused so the intensity of light creates the ignition in the cylinder".
Instead of a flowing production line, engines were scattered around the shop floor, with mechanics going through the same steps on multiple ones at the same time and needing the same sets of tools, said engine center engineering manager Eric Ross.
Driving Hendrick-built racecars with Hendrick engines and engineering support gave Stewart some of the fastest cars in the field.
Improving fuel economy is possible with lighter materials and better engines and engineering.
Only the rear sub-frame was modified for our final design to emulate the BMW R7". Unlike debatable custom bikes that use S&S Harley clone engines and engineering informed more by fantasy than function, NMOTO retains all the excellence, durability and reliability of the BMW chassis and powertrain.
The company says it intends to try to reuse the first-stage booster and its nine engines — an engineering feat that could ultimately help to sharply reduce the cost of space travel.
Brabham used engines from Australian engineering firm Repco, which had never produced a Formula One engine before, based on aluminium V8 engine blocks from the defunct American Oldsmobile F85 road car project, and other off the shelf parts.
Before delving into what makes this new W engine worth the engineering effort it required, here is a brief survey of the most common engine configurations produced today.
