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Mechanical Marvels: Clockwork Dreams

Mechanical Marvels: Clockwork Dreams

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📜 Overview: 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. The film brings the past to life in vivid detail as we see how and why these masterpieces were built. 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. All the machines Simon visits show a level of technical sophistication and ambition that still amazes today.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 2013-06-03
⌚ Running Time: 60 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.0

Beloved Cast

Simon Schaffer original image
Himself - Presenter
Simon Schaffer
Ilan Goodman original image
Jacques De Vaucanson
Ilan Goodman
Laura Heath original image
Flute Player
Laura Heath
Jonathan Betts original image
Himself - Senior Curator of Horology, Royal Observatory Greenwich
Jonathan Betts

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