The chess machine
Robert Löhr · 2008
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About the book
"Vienna 1770 -- Baron Wolfgang von Kempelen unveils a strange, 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 hardly what it appears to be. And when a beautiful and seductive countess dies under mysterious circumstances in the presence of the Turk, both machine and inventor find themselves at the heart of a web of intrigue and espionage. Daring and brilliant, The Chess Machine -- based on a bizarre true story -- is a classic portrait of envy, lust, scandal, and deception."--Publisher's description.
Book details
- Year
- 2008
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Editions
- 1
- Pages
- 344
- ISBN
- 9780143114369
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