The Study of Machines
Hochmuth, Weston T
Fusing the Doric word μaχaν¿ (makhana), and -ology, 'study of', we'll use the new term Mechanology for the study of machines. Defined, Mechanology is the branch of knowledge that deals with the study of machines. Mechanology can be described as a protologism for a social science discipline concerned with the analysis of technological artifacts, including their distinction from each other by their composition, utility, variation, and classifica...