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mbreese
on May 27, 2010
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Our greatest shortcoming is our inability to under...
The ancient Greeks even had an initial stream engine, but never put it to practical use, relegating it to parlor/temple game.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeolipile
wazoox
on May 27, 2010
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That's what I mean : they had the ability to go to industrial age, they lacked the will, the impulse.
joeyo
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Also, they had slavery.
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