Turk, chess automaton, the
Auteur :
Levitt, Gerald M.
Éditeur :
McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN :
9780786429035
Date de publication :
18 déc. 2006
Dimensions :
25,4 x 17,8 x 1,4 cm
Poids :
426 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Presents an account of "The Turk," Baron Wolfgang von Kempelen's amazing but fraudulent Chess Automaton that held the world spellbound for 85 years beginning in 1770. This work contains a discussion of the literature surrounding the Turk along with an analysis of its hidden operation.