Why Is There No Well-Known Swiss IT Industry?
Herbert Bruderer asks why no information technology industry emerged in Switzerland in the 1950s, despite the appearance of computers from several sources.
Herbert Bruderer
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Artificial intelligence began in 1912, with the world's first chess automaton built by Torres Quevedo.
Leonardo da Vinci’s Robot Lion
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Who Manufactured the Mysterious Chinese Android?
In the 18th century, there were several famous makers of automatons in Europe; who created the Chinese musical clock automaton figure?
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The sector was developed in the second half of the 16th century, and was in widespread use until the end of the 19th century,
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In Search of A Rare Roman Pocket Calculator
As far as we know, three original copies of the Roman hand abacus have survived. There is a fourth device, but nobody knows where it is.
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