Sandgrounder | 26/03/2016 08:15:03 |
256 forum posts 6 photos | BBC4 this Tuesday the 29th March at 10.00pm, Mechanical Marvels, Clockwork Dreams, the history of automata by Prof Simon Schaffer |
Douglas Johnston | 26/03/2016 08:56:37 |
![]() 814 forum posts 36 photos | I saw this programme when it was first shown and it is well worth a look. Some of the mechanical marvels are truly amazing, and a lot of them were made a very long time ago with only very basic equipment. Doug |
John Haine | 26/03/2016 09:32:58 |
5563 forum posts 322 photos | Just a shame about Simon Schaffer over-interpreting. |
frank brown | 26/03/2016 14:56:20 |
436 forum posts 5 photos | What about that automata that writes his name in longhand with a dip pen , absolutely amazing. Frank |
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