The Mind Creative
In 1960, Desmond Paul Henry, a Manchester University Lecturer
and Reader in Philosophy, created a series of machines called the
Henry machines that were able to produce effects that resembled
complex abstract, curvilinear graphics. These images can be
looked upon as one of the earliest examples of computer graphics.
The machines were not computer based and were custom built.
Each of these took up to 6 weeks to build and each drawing took
between two hours to two days to finish. These worked on what
was termed as ‘mechanics of chance’ and produced extraordinary
results, that were often surprising and unpredictable (shown
below).
The Henry Machine
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