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The Turk: The Life and Times of the Famous Eighteenth-Century Chess-Playing Machine
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Paperback
Reissue edition from Berkley Pub Group (August 1, 2003)
9780425190395 | details & prices | 288 pages | 5.50 × 7.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $14.00
About: 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.
About: 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.