Mechanical Marvels: Clockwork Dreams

Year: 2013

Actors: Simon Schaffer, Ilan Goodman, Laura Heath, Jonathan Betts

Duration: 60 min

Excellent one hour documentary narrated by Professor Simon Schaffer which explores the fascinating and rarely told story of automata, those intricate clockwork devices built hundreds of years ago with the intent to mimic and recreate life. Of particular interest are Jaquet-Droz's 'The Writer' (1774) and Merlin's 'The Silver Swan' (1773) which beautifully illustrate th...

Genre: Action   Documentary