Cooke's earlier ideas for a mechanical telegraph (involving a clockwork mechanism with an electromagnetic detent) were largely abandoned.
Q| What evidence is there for a mechanical failure?
To impress connoisseurs, it is not enough for a mechanical watch to keep time.
But his car later retired from the event for a mechanical failure.
The list covers so-called utility patents, which are those awarded for a mechanical, electrical or chemical invention.
Composed originally for a mechanical musical instrument, the Panharmonicon, invented by J.N. Maelzel, Beethoven later scored the work for orchestra.
However, many people argue that the nation's patent rules, intended for a mechanical world, are inadequate in today's digital marketplace.
Were it not for a mechanical failure or two he might have been world champion three times.
When an artist wishes to record the song, they must apply for a mechanical license to do so from the relevant agency, and pay a licensing fee.
A cycle is considerably less than the blink of an eye, and too fast for a mechanical system, but it is no challenge for a computer chip.
This gorgeous book spans Biedermeier from close-ups of music rolls for a mechanical flute to museum storage rooms heaped with carved furniture.
