Der Türke.
Tom Standage
220 pages, Hardcover
ISBN: 3593366770
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Publish: September 1, 2002
BiographyChessGamesHistoryHistory Of ScienceMagicMicrohistoryNonfictionScienceTechnology
In 1769, a Hungarian nobleman, Wolfgang von Kempelen, was summoned to witness a show at the court of Maria Theresa. So unimpressed was Kempelen by the performance that he declared he could do better himself and built The Turk: a machine capable of playing chess. This book tells the story of the machine’s career.