Speech synthesis
Speaking Machine by Wolfgang von Kempelen 1791
from the Book:
Mechanismus der menschlichen Sprache nebst der Beschreibung seiner sprechenden Maschine
Mechanism of human speech together with a description of its speaking machine
In the German Museum in Munich there is a model of a speaking machine built according to the specifications of Wolfgang von Kempelen, which is dated ~1800
Inv. no. 6596
Whether Kempelen himself built this variant is still under discussion
One can recognize many changes and improvements in this variant machine in contrast to the drawing of the speaking machine published by Kempelen in the book of 1791.