[NTLK] possum MoonWriter

[Gene Beaird]

Hmm, that American Printing House link has a pretty decent explanation on the history and inventor.  

Gene Beaird,
Pearland, Texas


On Jul 17, 2017, at 11:00 AM, newtontalk-request at newtontalk.net wrote:
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>> Do you mean one of these nutty devices?
>> http://www.aph.org/museum/collections/featured/mechanical-braille-writers/possum-moon-writer/ <http://www.aph.org/museum/collections/featured/mechanical-braille-writers/possum-moon-writer/>
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> That?s pretty amazing. I wonder who invented it and what kind of story they have. It seems like the kind of thing that doesn?t get invented unless there is a very specific use in mind.
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