Out This Week! 27th January 2020
1st February 2020 – Automata – Anthology In 1737, French inventor Jacques de Vaucanson (1709-1782) constructed a life-sized automaton known as the Flute Player, which established him as a pioneer in the field. It was swiftly followed by a Tambourine Player and the Digesting Duck. Vaucanson’s endeavors in matters of industrial automation are largely forgotten, but the ingenious toys he
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