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Technological Marvels of the Ancient World

Robotics (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV-G
TV Episode | 49 min | History

An examination of ancient robotics includes a look at the automata of ancient China, the Hellenistic engineers Heron and Philon, the Kurdish engineer Al-Jazari, the Byzantine Empire, and Leonardo da Vinci.
Writer
Justin Pollard (script writer)
Status
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Updated Dec 31, 2005

Release date
2005 (United States)

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11 cast members
Name Known for
Sean Barrett
Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Alan Rick
Priest Priest   See fewer
Matt Webb
Slave Slave   See fewer
Richard Beacham
Self - University of Warwick (as Prof. Richard Beacham) Self - University of Warwick (as Prof. Richard Beacham)   See fewer
Christopher Kelly
Self - University of Cambridge (as Dr Christopher Kelly) Self - University of Cambridge (as Dr Christopher Kelly)   See fewer
Steve Pool
Self - Artist Self - Artist   See fewer
Karin Tybjerg
Self - University of Cambridge (as Dr. Karin Tybjerg) Self - University of Cambridge (as Dr. Karin Tybjerg)   See fewer
Alan Wilkins
Self - Roman Archaeologist Self - Roman Archaeologist   See fewer
Richard Windley
Self - Automaton Maker Self - Automaton Maker   See fewer
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