(1/4) Intro/History: Introducing a 100-year-old mechanical computer

This introduction to the series Albert Michelson’s Harmonic Analyzer celebrates a nineteenth century mechanical computer that performed Fourier analysis by using gears, springs and levers to calculate with sines and cosines—an astonishing feat in an age before electronic computers. This video is the first of four -- plus several bonus videos. Check out the series companion book and learn how to get a free PDF of the entire book at

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(1/4) Intro/History: Introducing a 100-year-old mechanical computer is an episode from Engineerguy videos & audio by Bill Hammack.

This episode is 3:38 long.

This episode was published on Nov 26, 2014.

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