Fred and Eleanor's Harmonograph
Maker Faire Bay Area 2026
September 25th-27th
Exhibit
Science
Fred and his 9 year old daughter Eleanor built two harmonographs together for science night at her elementary school. Harmonographs are pendulum driven mechanical drawing machines that make mesmerizing Lissajous figures. Stop by our both and take a drawing home with you.
Fred Zyda
Fred Zyda is a software engineer who has always loved building physical things too. He's been a subscriber to Make Magazine since Volume 1. Eleanor is Fred's 9 year old daughter who enjoys building things with her dad.
