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Michael T. Wright

Mechanical engineer, historian of science

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Born: June 16, 1948
, 1948
Birthplace: London
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Occupation: engineer
, curator
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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Education: University of Oxford
, University of London
Employer: Imperial College London
Languages spoken, written or signed: English

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Michael T. Wright, FSA is a former curator of mechanical engineering at the Science Museum and later at Imperial College in London, England. He is known for his analysis of the original fragments of the Antikythera mechanism and for the reconstruction of this Ancient Greek brass mechanism.

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Given name: Michael
Member of: Society of Antiquaries of London
Family name: Wright
Awards: Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-07-21
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