The Gearwork Prophets - Part 5: Zhang Heng’s Seismoscope: The First Earthquake Detector8 March 2020·689 words·4 minsSystems and Innovation Zhang Heng Seismoscope Earthquake Detector Ancient Seismology Inverted Pendulum Early Warning System Technological History
The Gearwork Prophets - Part 4: Archimedes' Mechanical Planetariums7 March 2020·570 words·3 minsSystems and Innovation Archimedes Mechanical Planetarium Orrery Differential Gearing Analog Computer Technological History
The Gearwork Prophets - Part 3: Heron’s Automation: Steam Engines & Holy Water Vending Machines6 March 2020·691 words·4 minsSystems and Innovation Heron of Alexandria Aeolipile Steam Turbine Automata Ancient Automation Programmable Machines Technological History
The Gearwork Prophets - Part 2: South-Pointing Chariot: The Inertial Guidance System5 March 2020·617 words·3 minsSystems and Innovation South-Pointing Chariot Inertial Guidance Differential Gears Ancient Chinese Technology Mechanical Navigation Technological History
The Gearwork Prophets: Mechanical Minds Before the Machine Age4 March 2020·251 words·2 minsSystems and Innovation Ancient Engineering Mechanical Computation Automation Astronomical Instruments Differential Gears Technological History Innovation History
The Gearwork Prophets - Part 1: The Antikythera Mechanism: The First Analog Computer4 March 2020·709 words·4 minsSystems and Innovation Antikythera Mechanism Analog Computer Ancient Greek Technology Astronomical Calculator Mechanical Computation Technological History
