Johann Nepomuk Maelzel was a German inventor, engineer, and showman, best known for manufacturing a metronome and several music-playing automatons as well as displaying the Mechanical Turk chess machine. He worked with Beethoven to compose a piece of music for one of his inventions.
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About this person
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1772 to 1838 · aged 65
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