: Reginald Dacey, a rigid mathematician, invents a steam-powered mechanical nanny in 1901. He argues that human nannies are either too uneducated, negligent, or prone to overpampering children. He believes a perfectly rational machine can raise a child better.

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: The story is written as a faux-museum exhibit catalog entry, complete with "photographs" and historical descriptions of a Victorian-era invention.