The History of Robots: Al Jazari Brilliant Inventor: A History Podcast for Kids and Curious Adults

Name: Badīʿ az-Zaman Abu l-ʿIzz ibn Ismāʿīl ibn ar-Razāz al-Jazarī Early Life : Born 1136 CE Born in Upper Mesopotamia . Like his father, he served as chief engineer at Artuklu Palace . His book: The Book of knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices includes all we know of al- Jazari's life and only includes inventions he created himself. Wrote: The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Device descriptions of over fifty mechanical devices with instructions on how to build them. His book was so important because he wrote it with full instructions, not keeping any trade secrets, a DIY book. Famous Inventions: The camshaft : this invention is what truly makes something a programmable computer. These are not seen again in Europe until a few centuries later. While we will focus on his Automata he did invent ways to bring water up without electricity. Automata: Moving peacock driven by hydropower. Musical Robot Band: Remember the can system? Robotic musicians would float on the lake playing music according to which can was put in place. Why the lake? Water power or hydraulic power. Clocks: Elephant clock Castle clock: 11 feet high displayed zodiac, solar, and lunar orbits. The clock had five robot musicians 2 falcons that would drop balls into buses Best Website to view the book and an easy breakdown for teachers and homeschoolers Bibliography: Ben Kingsley describes Al-Jazari's Elephant Clock (1001 Inventions) [FILM] 1001 Inventions and the Library of Secrets - starring Sir Ben Kingsley (English Version) Al-Jazari: The Mechanical Genius by Salim Al-Hassani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The History of Robots: Al Jazari Brilliant Inventor: A History Podcast for Kids and Curious Adults is an episode from I Can't Believe That Happened History Podcast for Kids by Monica Michelle.

This episode is 12:57 long.

This episode was published on Apr 16, 2020.

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