The difference between a tool and a machine is not capable of very precise distinction; nor is it necessary, in a popular explanation of those terms, to limit very strictly their acceptation.
Charles Babbage
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures (1832); Exact wording and attribution checked. Historical analysis of machinery and manufacturing.
- On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures (1832)
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