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| Automaton from the Franklin Institute |
Below is my piece for the Sunday Scribblings prompt, action. One of my favorite weekend programs is Sunday Morning on CBS. Today they did a segment with Martin Scorsese about the movie Hugo, and the inspiration behind it. They also did a section about the history of automatons. One was featured in the movie.
It was fascinating to see what these mechanical "people" could do. My favorite was one that could write a poem in English and in French. It is part of an exhibit at the Philadelphia Franklin Institute. See the Sunday Morning Segment HERE. I really enjoyed learning about these machines. I hope you enjoy it too. Here's a little poem about automatons.
Pen moves on paper
An action making words
Lifeless hand creates
An action making words
Lifeless hand creates
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