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The Secrets of the Chess Machine
The Secrets of the Chess Machine
Author: Robert L'Ohr
In Vienna 1770, Baron Wolfgang von Kempelen unveils a strange and amazing invention, The Mechanical Turk, a sensational and unbeatable chess-playing automaton. But what the Habsburg court hails as the greatest innovation of the century is really nothing more than a brilliant illusion. The chess machine is secretly operated from inside by the Ita...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780670916351
ISBN-10: 0670916358
Pages: 343
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Publisher: Fig Tree
Book Type: Hardcover
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