The Schreitender Motorwagen / Streitwagen (Walking car) invented by Therese Freifrau von Bechtolsheim geb. Grafin Fugger-Kirchberg, Dr.Georg Freiherr von Bechtolsheim, Max Freiherr von Bechtolsheim and Berthamarie Freifrau von Nothafft geb. Freiin Von Bechtolsheim, (not Baron von Bechtolsheim aka Clemens von Bechtolsheim) in 1930 (and not 1913 as reported elsewhere). There is very little information to be …
La Petit Journal N°1135 DU 18 AOUT 1912. "MLLE CLAIRE", L’INFIRMIERE AUTOMATE DE L’HOPITAL BRETONNEAU.,8 PAGES, FORMAT 31CM X 45CM. p2 The original French followed by a not very good machine translation. A propos de a Mlle Claire ». Histoire des automates. Vaucanson. Son canard. Le mystère d'une digestion. Le mannequin joueur d'échecs. C'est une …
Placemarker entry only from Des Moines Daily News 14 Jan 1906 p10 IN VAUDEVILLE. James Bingham, the ventriloquist, with his mechanical walking figures will appear this week. [If anyone has any further information on Bingham's walking figures I will add it here and credit you with it.]
Ian P. Howard with his Maze Runner (Photo supplied by Ian P. Howard – April 2008) Note the novel use of hexagonal tiles to give the branched track. Prof. Dr. Ian P. Howard Distinguished Research Professor of Psychology and Biology Founder of the Centre for Vision Research York University Canada Biography (by Prof. Dr. …