The Turk

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

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Publisher's Synopsis

Describes the eighteenth-century invention by Wolfgang von Kempelen of the Turk, a mechanical man fashioned of wood, powered by clockwork, and capable of playing chess.

Book information

ISBN: 9780425190395
Publisher: Berkley Books
Imprint: Berkley Books
Pub date:
Edition: Berkley trade pbk Edition
DEWEY: 794.17
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 272
Weight: 241g
Height: 190mm
Width: 139mm
Spine width: 19mm