Book Details
Format
Audiobook
Language
English
Published
Sep 17, 2007
Publisher
Tantor Audio
ISBN-10
1400125138
ISBN-13
9781400125135
Description
Vienna 1770: Baron Wolfgang von Kempelen unveils the Mechanical Turk, a sensational and unbeatable chess-playing automaton. But what is hailed as the greatest innovation of the century is really nothing more than a brilliant illusion. What is the dark secret behind this automaton and what strange powers does it hold? The Chess Machine is a daring and remarkable tale, based on a true story, full of envy, lust, scandal, and deception.