In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
REWIRE
rewire
(verb) provide with new wiring; “the university rewired the dormitories when most students brought computers and television sets”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
rewire (third-person singular simple present rewires, present participle rewiring, simple past and past participle rewired)
To replace or reconnect the wires of a device or installation.
To change the functionality of something by altering the parameters or logic.
Source: Wiktionary
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HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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