The eccentric engineer: Introducing the machines that built the machines

IN THIS COLUMN we often talk about what engineers invent. Inventing can be a great way to make a name for yourself and can bring instant recognition. We all know Stephenson built the ‘Rocket’, but who built the machines that built the ‘Rocket’? What about all those engineers who make that inventing possible? Mechanical engineers need tools to build with, but inventing tools just somehow lacks the glamour of inventing ‘things’. So it's time to celebrate the engineers’ engineer.