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Machine that washes clothes
A washing machine is a machine designed to launder clothing. The term is mostly applied to machines that use water. Other ways of doing laundry include dry cleaning and ultrasonic cleaning. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Washing machineA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Microplastic Fiber Release by Laundry: A Comparative Study of Hand-Washing and Machine-WashingInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: New invented washing-millThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Machine Washing of WoolCited 4 times
- Go sideways: Dispensing ballA closely related topic
- Go sideways: LaundryA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun A machine, usually automatic, that washes clothes, etc.
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Machine Washing of Wool
Wringer Washing Machine Injuries
Novel Washing Machine
The Shaker Washing Machine
The "washing machine" sign.
Guardrail Hydrodynamic Washing Machine
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🆕 Influential since 2022
Microplastic Fiber Release by Laundry: A Comparative Study of Hand-Washing and Machine-Washing
Performance of tapping washing in comparison with hand washing and front-loading machine washing for knitted wool sweaters
Hybrid Brushless Wound-Rotor Synchronous Machine with Dual-Mode Operation for Washing Machine Applications
Identification Efficiency in RFIDtex Enabled Washing Machine
Rotary vibrating machine-based washing and sieving method for soil classification
📚 Books worth reading
- 📕New invented washing-millJosiah G. Pierson · 1792
- 📕The Washing Machine ManualGraham Dixon · 1988
ToploaderEd O'Loughlin · 2012
Spin cycleSue Margolis · 2001
Washing machine repairDouglas Emley · 1993- 📕Continuous batch tunnel washersPaul Aston · 1987
- 📕Laundering blankets in automatic washers and dryersElaine Knowles Weaver · 1952
Sewing machine gazette · 1874
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
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