[GreenKeys] Slightly OT, A Movie you may Enjoy-

[Peter Gottlieb]

They believed in bringing form to function.  I've seen other European examples 
of this... Italian designs, the old pump stations in Holland, and so forth.  
That is not to say all American designs were cold, I have some great photos I 
tool from the inside of a (still running) power plant in California which was 
built in 1956.  The valves all have  artistic handles, the piping is made with 
beautiful curves and  nice clamps.  The new sections are just cold and 
utilitarian with no regard for the visual.  So, part of what you are seeing is 
the old-world European art and part is cold capitalistic "we're not paying for 
it to look good, just work right."



On 12/6/2011 10:06 PM, W2HX wrote:
> I've always found that french instruments and even 20's radio sets were more
> beautiful than american. Take Eugene Ducretet and his instruments. Really
> things of beauty.  Here's a pic of a very early ducretet dial telegraph I
> own ...
>
> http://www.w2hx.com/x/Telegraphy/Ducretet%20Dial%20Telegraph%201864-1879/18-
> -Ducretet-1-bis.jpg
>
> <http://www.w2hx.com/x/Telegraphy/Ducretet%20Dial%20Telegraph%201864-1879/>
>
>
>
> 73 Eugene W2HX
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bruce Gentry
> Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 8:37 PM
> To: GreenKeys at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [GreenKeys] Slightly OT, A Movie you may Enjoy-
>
> I would like to recommend the current movie "Hugo" for anyone who enjoys
> clockwork, heavy mechanical infrastructure, and precision mechanisms.
> It is set in France in the 1920's, beyond that I don't want to be a
> spoiler. The story was deeply moving for me,  and should cause all of us
> on this list to stop and think about a few things.  With France in mind,
> how much did they have to do with teleprinters and comparable machines?
> They are credited for inventing the fax machine, even though it scanned
> physical type faces instead of an image on paper. It printed out on
> paper.  From  my knowledge and study, and speaking in generalizations,
> France was the world leader in mechanical design and engineering in the
> late 19th. and early 20th. centuries. The United States seemed to be the
> leader in electrical engineering,  and Germany lead in chemical
> engineering.  One thing can not be disputed about the French, however-
> like my avatar-  they say and live  "Do Everything with Style!"  How
> many people on this list have vintage French teleprinters?   Are they
> compatible with  American machines?
>
>       Bruce Gentry, KA2IVY
>
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