Gunmaking & the Roots of Mass Production
December 14, 2025
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December 14, 2025
Gunmaking & the Roots of Mass Production
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Summary
Northwestern professor Ken Alder presented an image of an 1851 Colt Navy Revolver and asked why the gun was one of the first mass produced technologies in the United States. Professor Alder chronicled the origins of American mass production through gunmaking.
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