The mechanical Turk : the true story of the chess-playing machine that fooled the world
Standage, Tom2002
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The Turk was an 18th-century automaton, linking historical figures such as Napoleon and Beethoven to the pioneers of the computer age. Its story provides a way of examining the history of the relationship between man and machine.
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London : Allen Lane, 2002.
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xiv, 273 p. : ill., facsims., ports. ; 21 cm.
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Other title: Turk
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Originally published: as The Turk. New York: Walker.Includes bibliographical references (p. 254-259) and index.
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9780713995251 (hbk)
Dewey class:
794.17
Local class:
609.439
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English
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117152
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