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The Invention of the Wheel by Józef Hoene-Wroński

Author(s): Józef Okulewicz
Subject(s): History of ideas, Philosophy of Science, 19th Century, Transport / Logistics
Published by: Biblioteka Kórnicka PAN
Keywords: land transport; conditioning; law od creationland;

Summary/Abstract: The wheel seems to be an invention which – created at the dawn of human civilisation – does not require any changes. Its implicit perfection is a derivative of the definition of the wheel given in mathematics. However, this simplified point of view needs to be confronted with the conditions of land transport, complete with the uneven surfaces hampering the movement of the wheel. This work presents the subsequent steps, which – during an attempt at a reform of knowledge on land transport – could have led to Józef Hoene-Wroński’s invention of a new type of the wheel. The applied analysis was based on the law of creation developed by the philosopher. The invention is so revolutionary that it still cannot be accepted by constructors of land vehicles.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 40
  • Page Range: 93-102
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish