description: The Turk, as the automaton became known, was fashioned from wood, powered by clockwork and dressed in a stylish Turkish costume. But, most astonishing of all, it was capable of playing chess. The mechanical chess-player baffled spectators and provoked frenzied speculation. This book tells the story of its chequered career.
title: The Mechanical Turk
titlecomplete: The Mechanical Turk
genres: Magic, Biography, Technology, Chess, Microhistory, Science, Nonfiction, History Of Science, History, Games
ratings_count: 670
publisher: Not Avail