Automatons — Automaton Au*tom a*ton, n.; pl. L. {Automata}, E. {Automatons}. [L. fr. Gr. ?, neut. of ? self moving; ? self + a root ma, man, to strive, think, cf. ? to strive. See {Mean}, v. i.] 1. Any thing or being regarded as having the power of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
automatons — au·tom·a·ton || É”Ë tÉ’mÉ™tÉ™n n. robot; self acting machine; person who behaves mechanically … English contemporary dictionary
Instant Automatons — The Instant Automatons flourished between 1977 and 1982. Founded by Mark Automaton (Mark Lancaster) and Protag (Martin Neish), they later added Mic Woods to the line up. Their guiding principle was that artistic expression should be free from the … Wikipedia
Fire in the City of Automatons — is the third full length album by No Knife, and the first to feature Chris Prescott. It was released in May of 1998 on Time Bomb Records. Track listing *1 Academy Flight Song 3:18 *2 Minus One 4:19 *3 Secret Handshake 3:31 *4 Heavy Weather 4:21… … Wikipedia
automaton — automatous, adj. /aw tom euh ton , tn/, n., pl. automatons, automata / teuh/. 1. a mechanical figure or contrivance constructed to act as if by its own motive power; robot. 2. a person or animal that acts in a monotonous, routine manner, without… … Universalium
Lord Nemesis — is a fictional archvillain from the video games City of Heroes and City of Villains developed by Cryptic Studios.Superherobox| character name=Lord Nemesis real name=Gerhardt Eisenstadt alliances=Nemesis Army| Biography Little is truly known about … Wikipedia
Switch-technology — is a technology for automata based programming support. It was proposed by Anatoly Shalyto in 1991. It involves software specification, design, implementation, debugging, documentation and maintenance. The term “automata based programming” is… … Wikipedia
Jacques de Vaucanson — (February 24, 1709–November 21, 1782) was a French inventor, and artist with a mechanical background who is credited with creating the world s first true robots, as well as for creating the first completely automated loom.Early lifeHe was born in … Wikipedia
List of Greek mythological creatures — The following is a list of creatures from Greek mythology. The list does not include gods and other divine and semi divine figures; for these, see List of Greek mythological figures. Contents 1 Mythical monsters 2 Mythical hybrids 3 Mythical… … Wikipedia
Johann Nepomuk Maelzel — [or Mälzel] (August 15, 1772 – July 21, 1838) was an inventor, engineer, and showman, best known for manufacturing a metronome and several music automatons, and displaying a fraudulent chess machine. Contents 1 Life and work 2 Quotations 3… … Wikipedia
