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History of compressors - Automatic Control

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Earliest history<br />

Egyptian and Sumerian metallurgists used the wind, then<br />

blowpipes for their work.<br />

The first mechanical compressor, the hand-operated bellows,<br />

emerged soon after, and in 1500 B.C. the more efficient foot<br />

bellows came into use.<br />

Figure: The usage <strong>of</strong> the compressed air<br />

Alina Rubanova <strong>History</strong>. 5/ 24

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