Der Türke.

By (author): "Tom Standage"
Genres:Magic books  Nonfiction books  Science books  History books  Technology books  History Of Science books  Chess books  21st Century books  18th Century books  Games books  
Publish Date: January 1st 2002
Der Türke.
ISBN3593366770
ISBN139783593366777
AsinDer Türke.
Original titleThe Turk: The Life and Times of the Famous Eighteenth-Century Chess-Playing Machine
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.