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Constructed between 1768 and 1774 by Pierre Jaquet-Droz, his son Henri-Louis (1752-1791), and Jean-Frédéric Leschot (1746-1824), the automata include The Writer (made of 6000 pieces), The Musician (2500 pieces), and The Draughtsman (2000 pieces).
His astonishing mechanisms fascinated the kings and emperors of Europe, China, India and Japan.
Some consider these devices to be the oldest examples of the computer. The Writer, a mechanical boy who writes with a quill pen upon paper with real ink, has an input device to set tabs, defining individual letters written by the boy, that form a programmable memory. It has 40 cams that represent the read-only program. The work of Pierre Jaquet-Droz predates that of Charles Babbage by decades.[2]
The automata of Jaquet-Droz are considered to be some of the finest examples of human mechanical problem solving. Three particularly complex and still functional dolls, now known as the Jaquet-Droz automata, are housed at the Musée d'Art et d'Histoire (art and history museum) in Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
He once constructed a clock that was capable of the following surprising movements:
There were seen on it a negro, a dog, and a shepherd; when the clock struck, the shepherd played six tunes on his flute, and the dog approached and fawned upon him. This clock was exhibited to the King of Spain, who was delighted with it. "The gentleness of my dog," said Droz, "is his least merit; if your Majesty touch one of the apples, which you see in the shepherd's basket, you will admire the fidelity of this animal." The King took an apple, and the dog flew at his hand, and barked so loud, that the King's dog, which was in the room, began also to bark; at this the Courtiers, not doubting that it was an affair of witchcraft, hastily left the room, crossing themselves as they went out. The minister of Marine was the only one that ventured to stay. The king having desired him to ask the negro what o'clock it was, the minister obeyed, but he obtained no reply. Droz then observed, that the negro had not yet learned Spanish.[3][unreliable source?]
^"The Project Gutenberg eBook of "The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction", Vol. 10, Issue 275, September 29, 1827, by Various". Gutenberg.org. 2004-03-01. Retrieved 2013-05-19.
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in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing German Wikipedia article at de Pierre Jaquet Droz see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated de Pierre Jaquet Droz to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Pierre Jaquet Droz French ʒakɛ dʁo 1721 1790 was a watchmaker of the late eighteenth century He was born on 28 July 1721 in La Chaux de Fonds in the Principality of Neuchatel which was then part of the Kingdom of Prussia 1 He lived in Paris London and Geneva where he designed and built animated dolls known as automata to help his firm sell watches and mechanical caged songbirds Pierre Jaquet DrozNotable works editConstructed between 1768 and 1774 by Pierre Jaquet Droz his son Henri Louis 1752 1791 and Jean Frederic Leschot 1746 1824 the automata include The Writer made of 6000 pieces The Musician 2500 pieces and The Draughtsman 2000 pieces His astonishing mechanisms fascinated the kings and emperors of Europe China India and Japan Some consider these devices to be the oldest examples of the computer The Writer a mechanical boy who writes with a quill pen upon paper with real ink has an input device to set tabs defining individual letters written by the boy that form a programmable memory It has 40 cams that represent the read only program The work of Pierre Jaquet Droz predates that of Charles Babbage by decades 2 The automata of Jaquet Droz are considered to be some of the finest examples of human mechanical problem solving Three particularly complex and still functional dolls now known as the Jaquet Droz automata are housed at the Musee d Art et d Histoire art and history museum in Neuchatel Switzerland He once constructed a clock that was capable of the following surprising movements There were seen on it a negro a dog and a shepherd when the clock struck the shepherd played six tunes on his flute and the dog approached and fawned upon him This clock was exhibited to the King of Spain who was delighted with it The gentleness of my dog said Droz is his least merit if your Majesty touch one of the apples which you see in the shepherd s basket you will admire the fidelity of this animal The King took an apple and the dog flew at his hand and barked so loud that the King s dog which was in the room began also to bark at this the Courtiers not doubting that it was an affair of witchcraft hastily left the room crossing themselves as they went out The minister of Marine was the only one that ventured to stay The king having desired him to ask the negro what o clock it was the minister obeyed but he obtained no reply Droz then observed that the negro had not yet learned Spanish 3 unreliable source Bibliography edit nbsp The Jaquet Droz automataPerregaux Charles Les Jaquet Droz et leurs automates Neuchatel 1906 Perregaux Charles et Perrot Francois Louis Les Jaquet Droz et Leschot Neuchatel 1916 Chapuis Alfred et Gelis Edouard Le monde des automates Paris 1928 Chapuis Alfred et Droz Edmond Les automates figures artificielles d hommes et d animaux Neuchatel 1949 Maingot Eliane Les automates Paris 1959 Carrera Roland Loiseau Dominique et Olivier Roux Androides Les automates Jaquet Droz Lausanne 1979 Beaune Jean Claude L automate et ses mobiles Paris 1980 Tissot Andre Voyage de Pierre Jaquet Droz a la Cour du Roi d Espagne 1758 1759 Neuchatel 1982 Beyer Annette Faszinierende Welt der Automaten Munich 1983 Collectif The Cyborg Handbook London 1995 Vanden Berghe Marc Henri Louis Jaquet Droz et Pierre Jaquet Droz in Biographies Neuchateloises tome I Hauterive Attinger 1996 Collectif Die Androiden zur Poetologie des Automaten Bern Peter Lang 1996 contributions in German en French English summaries See also editThe Swatch Group current maker of Jaquet Droz luxury watches Maillardet s automaton Android Humanoid robot Singing bird boxReferences edit Pierre Jaquet Droz Marvel Maker The Man Behind Today s Jaquet Droz Watch Brand 24 May 2015 The Boy Robot of 1774 The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Mirror of Literature Amusement and Instruction Vol 10 Issue 275 September 29 1827 by Various Gutenberg org 2004 03 01 Retrieved 2013 05 19 External links editPierre Jaquet Droz in the Historical Dictionary of Switzerland nbsp Media related to Pierre Jaquet Droz at Wikimedia Commons Montres Jaquet Droz Story of the Jaquet Droz androids virtual museum and DVD Jaquet Droz Jaquet Droz androids video on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pierre Jaquet Droz amp oldid 1186704378, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
