Photo: Ship's wheel: Wheels help vehicles to move along by transferring and reducing friction The rise of the wheel, from a basic turntable that helped people moldĬlay pots to a key component in hundreds of important inventions, owesĮverything to the simple and effective way it helps us capture and Six thousand years ago, there weren't any wheels atĪll. Today-in very obvious places (on cars, trucks, and airplanes), but also hidden inside everything fromĬomputer hard-drives and clothes washers to
