From the BBC program Mechanical Marvels: Clockwork Dreams, Professor
Simon Schaffer examines a clockwork creation of Pierre Jaquet-Droz.
The thought process which lies behind the creation of this absolutely amazing invention is jaw-dropping.
If you get all caught up in how clever we moderns are, just watch this again, and remember the clockmaker who created this programmable robot some 240 years ago.
6 comments:
Now how did you know I would just LOVE that? Thank you for posting!!
My pleasure, ma'am. :)
Amazing.
Agreed, Stephen. The ingenuity - the genius - is stunning.
Wow! What workmanship! Amazing indeed.
I just watched it again, and it's still all but unbelievable.
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