How Can This 1890 Automaton Produce Such Surprisingly Realistic Bird Songs?

It's hard to look back at 120 year old devices like this and think of them as technology. Where's the touchscreen, the OS, the battery? But this 19th century automaton that produces remarkably authentic bird songs would have been cutting-edge tech back then. And even now, it's still pretty damn impressive. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/vL92GWbbTZM/how-can-this-1890-automaton-produce-such-surprisingly-realistic-bird-songs

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