- **Epistemic status:** #seedlings [[Modularity]] was brought by the industrial revolution with interchangeable parts and the assembly line designed by Henry Ford. Before the assembly, the automobile industry crafted each component of the car individually, leading to higher cost, safety, and maintainability issues. Ford broke the automobile into components, modularizing the assembly process, resulting in cars being more uniform, reliable, cheaper, and faster to construct. --- ## References - “Atomic Design by Brad Frost.” Accessed Apr 11, 2022. <http://atomicdesign.bradfrost.com/>.