Automaton One-Pager Assignment (for English only)
Create a one-pager on Maillardet's automaton using text and images to creatively highlight the most important information. Be sure to include the following:
- The definition of automaton (the plural is automata)
- A description of the automaton's history, including its creation and creator; how it was damaged; and the roles Charles Penninman, Bryan Selznick, and Andy Baron played in restoring the device; and its influence on the novel, The Invention of Hugo Cabret.
- A description of how Maillardet's automaton works and its capabilities
You can use these links to complete the one-pager assignment about Maillardet's automaton.
CBS Sunday Morning video The Lost Art of Automata Lives Again
The Maillardet automaton in action
Read Andrew Baron’s essay
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