Cutting tools, like other devices and machines, reflect industrial development. The story of tools that cut, traces technological changes in a society beginning with stone axes and proceeding to devices that cut by the use of steel, diamonds water jet, electrochemical erosion, plasma jet and laser beam.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
322958
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrialization
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Metals
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Power tools
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Tools
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
History → Technology and civilization
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Tools
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Lasers
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Machine-tools
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Metals
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Power tools
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technological innovations
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technology and civilization
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)