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Key Points François Willème Naturally, the first technology for producing kind of 3D models by mechanical means, which might be considered to […]
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Why is the computer such an important machine? Can you answer my question? If you are a child, you can say […]
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: Alessandro Volta is known for discovering methane gas (1776) and inventing the world’s first electric battery. Napoleon Bonaparte gave Volta […]
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: Who was Jacques de Vaucanson? Jacques de Vaucanson (1709–1782) is a French engineer and inventor. He is responsible for creating […]
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: Villard de Honnecourt The French Villard de Honnecourt is an enigmatic and power-minded medieval person, considered by some people as […]
: Juanelo Turriano The first android in the Western World, a completely mechanical figure which simulated a living human or animal, […]
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Who was Johann Strasser Born Johann Georg Strasser, Johann Strasser was a remarkable Austrian technician, clockmaker, and mechanic who created […]
: Jonathan Swift, the notable 17th and 18th century Anglo-Irish satirist and author, might not seem like someone who played […]
: Who Was Salomon de Caus? Born in 1576, Salomon de Caus was a French scientist and engineer with various amazing […]
Who Was Angela Ruiz Robles? Angela Ruiz Robles (1895-1975) was a Spanish teacher, writer, and the pioneer inventor for the […]
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: Calvin Mooers Calvin Northrup Mooers (1919-1994) was an American computer scientist who was an influential figure in the early information […]
Who was Thomas Ross? Thomas Ross was an electrochemical expert from the University of Washington. He was among the first […]
Henri Maillardet Around 1800, the Swiss mechanic and clockmaker Henri Maillardet (1745-1830), who worked then in London, created an extraordinary […]
Philon of Byzantion – Biography, History, and Inventions Philon of Byzantion Very little is known about the greek scientist Philon (ca. […]
: Who Was Ramon Llull? Ramon Llull (pronunciation: rəˈmoɲ ˈʎuʎ) is a polymath who was best known for his work as […]
: Gottfried Leibniz The great German polymath Gottfried Leibniz (see biography of Leibniz) was one of the first men (after Ramon […]
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: Leonardo da Vinci’s Automata: History Leonardo da Vinci was a painter, engineer, sculptor, scientist, and architect who embodied the High […]
: Friedrich von Knauss Friedrich von Knaus(s) (1724-1789), was a German watchmaker, mechanician and inventor, who built clockwork mechanisms which could, […]
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Who Was Joseph Marie Jacquard? Joseph Marie Charles Jacquard was a French weaver who played an important role in the […]
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Who Was Wolfgang von Kempelen? Wolfgang von Kempelen is a man revered for his inventions that created hot debate in […]
: Friedrich Kaufmann The Kaufmann family from Dresden (see the lower image), Saxony (Johann Gottfried Kaufmann (1751-1818), his son Johann Friedrich […]
: Who was Pierre Jaquet-Droz Pierre Jaquet-Droz was a Swiss born watchmaker and mechanical genius. His watches and mechanical inventions combined […]
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Giovanni Fontana More then half a century before the extraordinary machine drawings of Leonardo da Vinci, the first technology manuscript […]
Who Was Heron (Hero) of Alexandria? Greek mathematician and engineer Hero of Alexandria was active in his native city of Alexandria, […]