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The writer automaton

Sep 20, 2013 22:05:07 #

bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL

This is a 240 year old piece of machinery
http://www.chonday.com/Videos/the-writer-automaton

Sep 20, 2013 22:08:49 #

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

Pierre Jaquet-Droz http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Jaquet-Droz
Jaquet-Droz automata http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaquet-Droz_automata
Trailer of the DVD "The Jaquet-Droz androids" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr0e_WsjkvY

Sep 20, 2013 22:11:28 #

bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL

St3v3M wrote:

Thanks for the links. Interesting guy. :thumbup: :thumbup:

Sep 21, 2013 12:34:00 #

venturer9 Loc: Newton, Il.

As I usually am, I am not as impressed by the machinery as I am by the "MIND" that one day said...hummmm I wonder and then quit wondering and "invented"

Mike

Sep 21, 2013 12:41:40 #

bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL

venturer9 wrote:

As I usually am, I am not as impressed by the machinery as I am by the "MIND" that one day said...hummmm I wonder and then quit wondering and "invented"

Mike

:thumbup: :thumbup:

Sep 21, 2013 13:13:01 #

Bangee5 Loc: Louisiana

This is like the movie "Hugo". Of course, Hollywood put it's spin on the story.

Sep 21, 2013 15:26:43 #

bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL

Bangee5 wrote:

This is like the movie "Hugo". Of course, Hollywood put it's spin on the story.

:thumbup: :thumbup:

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