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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ValpoBeginner, post: 2900989, member: 77066&quot;]8</p><p>I was hoping you might be able to write what the book says might be the most important invention the Chinese may have come up with in ancient times, since you are reading that Chinese invention book, I thought you might be able to provide me with a perspective from that particular author. If you haven&#039;t finished it, No Worries... but... </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; I watched an online lecture recently and it made the claim that the Chinese invented interchangeable parts over 2000 years ago.&nbsp; I remember being taught in grade school, that it was a process that was initiated by the western world in the Industrial Revolution</p><p><br /></p><p>In the lecture,&nbsp; the professor, showed a mass produced crossbow trigger mechanism made out of bronze used to hold the bolt and line in place and was mass produced.&nbsp; It had FOUR Major interchangeable parts that were mass produced for the Emperors armies.&nbsp; This allowed them to decimate opponents and thus changed warfare forever. </p><p><br /></p><p>Is this in the book? And is it given the same importance?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for you sharing all the info on the horse harness and chariot.... I&#039;m a frequent reader of this section and love it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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