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Dederick's Steam Man, 1868

In 1868, Americans Zadoc Dederick and Isaac Grass built a human-like steam-powered robot to pull carriages. It became known as the Newark Steam Man. This steam-powered creature was intended to pull loads that would "tax the strength of three draught horses" and was dressed like a man so as not frighten horses. Dederick hoped to create hundreds of such steam men but the patented invention was abandoned.
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Title:
Dederick's Steam Man, 1868
Caption:
In 1868, Americans Zadoc Dederick and Isaac Grass built a human-like steam-powered robot to pull carriages. It became known as the Newark Steam Man. This steam-powered creature was intended to pull loads that would "tax the strength of three draught horses" and was dressed like a man so as not frighten horses. Dederick hoped to create hundreds of such steam men but the patented invention was abandoned.
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black & white • Science: History
Credit:
Album / Science Source / New York Public Library
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Image size:
2304 x 4026 px | 26.5 MB
Print size:
19.5 x 34.1 cm | 7.7 x 13.4 in (300 dpi)
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