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The Turk: The Life and Times of the Famous Eighteenth-Century Chess-Playing Machine

The Turk: The Life and Times of the Famous Eighteenth-Century Chess-Playing Machine

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The Turk: The Life and Times of the Famous Eighteenth-Century Chess-Playing Machine

The Turk: The Life and Times of the Famous Eighteenth-Century Chess-Playing Machine

Penned By Tom Standage
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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.

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Released January 1, 2002
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Tom Standage is a writer and avid reader based in the Pacific Northwest. Before pursuing writing full-time, they spent over a decade working in education. When not working on their next book, Tom Standage can usually be found hiking with their dog or trying out new coffee shops in their neighborhood.

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