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Nuts and Bolts

The notion that a threaded bolt and a matching nut could serve as a fastener dates back only to the 15th century. Today nuts and bolts and ways of making them are still actively evolving

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 250 Issue 6This article was originally published with the title “Nuts and Bolts” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 250 No. 6 (), p. 136
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0684-136