Clocks are the earliest self regulating devices, so they are robots, effectively. If you accept that these clockwork creations are indeed robots, then you can also argue that the earliest robots were clocks. It was these mechanical marvels that made the Industrial Revolution possible, mobilising hundreds of workers to be at the same place at the same time, enabling goods to be transported, trains to run accurately, and allowing industry to become an efficient machine. The Industrial Revolution was also the catalyst for massive social change across the world, bringing about the rise of the working class, and sparking ideas like capitalism and marxism. Now, in the west, cuba found itself at the epicentre of this shift. It was the poster child for communism in the west, right in the back garden of the us, the heart of capitalism. Richard taylor has been to cuba to see how the island is now moving with the times. The Iconic Images are strikingly familiar. Cuba today still feels in some way
Clocks are the earliest self regulating devices, so they are robots, effectively. If you accept that these clockwork creations are indeed robots, then you can also argue that the earliest robots were clocks. It was these mechanical marvels that made the Industrial Revolution possible, mobilising hundreds of workers to be at the same place at the same time, enabling goods to be transported, trains to run accurately, and allowing industry to become an efficient machine. The Industrial Revolution was also the catalyst for massive social change across the world, bringing about the rise of the working class, and sparking ideas like capitalism and marxism. Now, in the west, cuba found itself at the epicentre of this shift. It was the poster child for communism in the west, right in the back garden of the us, the heart of capitalism. Richard taylor has been to cuba to see how the island is now moving with the times. The Iconic Images are strikingly familiar. Cuba today still feels in some way
And the Womens Royal Naval Service founded a century ago, that marked a huge change in womens roles in the armed forces. And coming up in the sport on bbc news, Arsene Wengers future will be decided at the end of the season, after his arsenal side were humiliated in the Champions League by bayern munich. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Hopes for an end to the rail misery thats affected hundreds of thousands of commuters in Southern England have been dashed. Train drivers ignored their own union and voted against a proposed deal to end the long running dispute with Southern Rail. Its one of the countrys busiest commuter networks. Unions have been at loggerheads with the company for more than a year over staffing and safety issues. Andy moore reports. For nearly a year, around 300,000 commuters have endured overcrowded trains, delays and strikes. Its been one of the most intractable rail disputes in recent years. Thanks everybody for coming. After two weeks of talks host
Abdul fattah al sisi, has announced a State Of Emergency, following two bomb attacks in which at least 45 people died. The attacks on two churches were deliberately timed for a day when millions of christians in the country were attending services to mark palm sunday, one week before easter. So called Islamic State say it was responsible for the blasts the latest in a series of attacks on Egypts Christian minority. 29 people were killed in the first explosion in the nile delta city of tanta. While 16 more died in the Second Attack in alexandria. This report from our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. Egyptian christians had gathered to celebrate one of their holiest days. But this palm sunday brought violence. The first deadly explosion was during mass at St Georges Church in tanta, leaving blood everywhere, wooden pews shattered. Just hours later there was another attack here, in the Northern City of alexandria. This time just outside the church, the dead included Police Office
Witnesses said the man shouted god is great in arabic during the attack near the citys famous opera house paris has been under higher security. Recent years after a string of deadly islamic extremist attacks police are investigating the attack as an act of terrorism the socalled Islamic State has described the attacker as one of its soldiers. To iraq now where voters in the country have voted in the first parliamentary election since the government declared victory over Islamic State militants turnout was low at less than forty five percent amid high tensions and high security the vote went off largely peacefully but at least three people were reportedly killed in a bomb attack just south of the oil rich city of kirkuk. Iraqi voters cast their ballots amid tight security but turnout was lower than expected partly because Islamic State militants had threatened attacks at polling places
a curfew on cars around Polling Stations had kept some voters away but the only reported violence was