John Clark
Person
Residency:
Bridgwater
United Kingdom
GB
Nationality:
United Kingdom
GB
Born:
1785
Died:
1853
Record Status:
Short biography:
John Clark was a printer and inventor from Bridgwater in Somerset. He invented the airbed and, notably for electronic literature, a Latin Verse Machine (also called the Eureka) that was the first known automated poetry generator.
John Clark was a cousin of the Clarks who started Clarks shoes, and fortunately his papers and the Latin Verse Machine have been preserved by the Alfred Gillett Trust, which primarily holds the archives of the shoe company.
Works by this author:
Work title | Publication Type | Year |
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Latin Verse Machine (The Eureka) | Exhibited at gallery or event, Installation | 1843 |
Critical writing by this author:
Title | Publication Type | Publisher | Year |
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The General History and Description of a Machine for Composing Hexameter Latin Verses | Book (monograph) - print | 1848 |