Engineering Tribology P01
Tribology in a traditional form has been in existence since the beginning of recorded history.
There are many well documented examples of how early civilizations developed bearings
and low friction surfaces [1]. The scientific study of tribology also has a long history, and
many of the basic laws of friction, such as the proportionality between normal force and
limiting friction force, are thought to have been developed by Leonardo da Vinci in the late
15th century.