"The condition we now refer to as 'autism' was first recognised by the medical communities of Europe in the first half of the 20th century.
"However, before this point, Autistic people still existed. Many were simply seen as 'eccentric' and certain euphemisms arose to describe them.
"One such euphemism arose during the Industrial Revolution, within the upper class of London. Many of the great minds behind the revolution were referred to as having 'an inventor's disposition'.
"The majority of the modern day technology we so heavily rely on - particularly automatons and other mechanicals - can be traced back to these inventors.
"One such inventor was referred to only as The Owl, and they were single-handedly responsible for a great deal of both technological and social change during Queen Victoria's reign."
- Excerpt from The Owl: The Birth of the Automaton Age,
By Professor Lucinda Caroline Mawson
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Lady Ruth Constance Chapelstone and the Clockwork Suitor
Science FictionLady Ruth Constance Chapelstone never cared much for boys. She was too fixated on fashion or engines to give them much notice. An "inventor's disposition" is how her uncle referred to it when she would forget basic necessities, like food or sleep. B...
