The Secret Life of the Fax Machine
The world's first fax machine was patented in 1843 by Alexander Bain. He came from a remote croft in Caithness in Scotland and, for his early experiments, used cattle jaw bones for hinges and heather for springs. His fax machine was based on an electric clock, which he had also invented.
SERIES 1:
vacuum
cleaner 
sewing
machine central
heating system washing
machine refrigerator
television
SERIES 2: car
internal
combustion engine
quartz watch
telephone
radio set
video
recorder
SERIES 3: fax
machine
lift
word
processor
electric
light
photocopier
the
office
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