01 October 2013

This Is Astonishing

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:

Chickenmom said...

Now how did you know I would just LOVE that? Thank you for posting!!

Rev. Paul said...

My pleasure, ma'am. :)

Stephen said...

Amazing.

Rev. Paul said...

Agreed, Stephen. The ingenuity - the genius - is stunning.

Teresa said...

Wow! What workmanship! Amazing indeed.

Rev. Paul said...

I just watched it again, and it's still all but unbelievable.