GK
INVENTIONS
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Question
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interchangeable parts
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opposite parts
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Interchangeable parts is a basic concept of creating identical or nearly identical parts to be mass produced. These parts can then be put together to form a product. For example, cars, computers, furniture, almost all products used today, are made from interchangeable parts.
Detailed explanation-2: -Historians now believe that at some point prior to 1832, North was able to create metal interchangeable parts using his milling machine. The process would have involved a rough-forged original part that would’ve then been milled down to exact specifications.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1798 Eli Whitney built a firearms factory near New Haven. The muskets his workmen made by methods comparable to those of modern mass industrial production were the first to have standardized, interchangeable parts.