| Description |
211 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Note |
"Most of the material contained within originally appeared on www.clockworkgame.com in webcomic format"--verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-211). |
| Summary |
In 1769, the court of Empress Maria Theresa witnessed one of that era's most amazing feats of engineering: a machine that could play chess. Artfully constructed by a Hungarian nobleman named Wolfgang von Kempelen, the chess machine played a unique game against each opponent, far surpassing the abilities of all its fellow automata. Throughout its eighty-five year career, audiences across Europe and the Americas flocked to see the mechanical marvel seemingly capable of human intelligence; Napoleon, Charles Babbage, and Benjamin Franklin were among its challengers, and Edgar Allen Poe wrote an essay attempting to explain how it worked. |
| Subject |
Kempelen, Wolfgang von, 1734-1804 -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Kempelen, Wolfgang von, 1734-1804. (OCoLC)fst00283914
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| Chronological Term |
1700 - 1899
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| Subject |
Automaton chess players -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Hoaxes -- History -- 18th century -- 19th century -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Chess -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Automaton chess players. (OCoLC)fst00822814
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Chess. (OCoLC)fst00853777
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Hoaxes. (OCoLC)fst01750258
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Austria -- History -- Maria Theresa, 1740-1780 -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Austria. (OCoLC)fst01204901
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| Genre/Form |
Historical fiction.
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Comic books, strips, etc. (OCoLC)fst01423722
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
Shawl, Nisi, contributor of foreword.
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| ISBN |
9780974311029 (paperback) |
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0974311022 (paperback) |
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