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The inclined plane was used by prehistoric peoples. Though they did not understand it as we do, they knew what could be accomplished with it. In this light, the inclined plane was not “invented” by anyone. Only later as our knowledge of science grew did we come to “tag” this simple machine with the name by which it is now known.
