Less well-known is Tik Tok of Oz, one of many clockwork automata to wander the world of Oz. The Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman of Oz are fine examples of how automata in works of children’s fiction can trust their fate to their child-protagonists. Finally, Simon reveals that these long-forgotten marriages of art and engineering are actually the ancestors of many of our most-loved modern technologies, from recorded music to the cinema and much of the digital world. Tock, the clockwork dog with a passing knowledge of philosophical history. Anime Art Female Chibi Girl, Anime, blue, cg Artwork png 480圆67px 401.46KB. All the machines Simon visits show a level of technical sophistication and ambition that still amazes today.Īs well as the automata, Simon explains in great detail the world in which they were made - the hardship of the workers who built them, their role in global trade and the industrial revolution and the eccentric designers who dreamt them up. Clockwork Planet Anime Manga Automaton, Anime, purple, television png. Lady Musician, intricate clockwork automaton created by Pierre and Henri. Travelling around Europe, Simon uncovers the history of these machines and shows us some of the most spectacular examples, from an entire working automaton city to a small boy who can be programmed to write and even a device that can play chess. My Fair Ladies considers how female automatons have been represented as objects.
The film brings the past to life in vivid detail as we see how and why these masterpieces were built. Keywords: Automata, Automaton, Machine, Mechanism, Vitalism, Clockwork. Documentary presented by Professor Simon Schaffer which charts the amazing and untold story of automata - extraordinary clockwork machines designed hundreds of years ago to mimic and recreate life. Lady with a Fan Automaton The House of Automata 8.2K subscribers 12K views 15 years ago Beautiful Phalibois automaton of a clockwork lady. While other evangelical writers like John Newton warned that young women might.
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