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I was familiar with the Turk’s story before I bought the book.
The book filled in many additional bits of interesting
information regarding ...more...]]> 74250467 125150 849871 0802713912 9780802713919 12 <![CDATA[The Turk: The Life and Times of the Famous Eighteenth-Century Chess-Playing Machine]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178895388m/849871.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178895388s/849871.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/849871.The_Turk_The_Life_and_Times_of_the_Famous_Eighteenth_Century_Chess_Playing_Machine 3.84 118 Part historical detective story, part biography, The Turk relates the saga of the machine’s remarkable and checkered career against the backdrop of the industrial revolution, as mechanical technology opened up dramatic new possibilities and the relationship between people and machines was being redefined. Today, in the midst of the computer age, it has assumed a new significance, as scientists and philosophers continue to debate the possibility of machine intelligence. To modern eyes, the Turk now seems to have been a surprisingly farsighted invention, and its saga is a colorful and important part of the history of technology. </div></div>]]> 2002 3 0 false Sun Oct 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 03:43:16 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 12:36:38 -0700 2009
I stumbled across this when I was trying to find i...more...]]> 27057708 190365 849871 0802713912 9780802713919 12 <![CDATA[The Turk: The Life and Times of the Famous Eighteenth-Century Chess-Playing Machine]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178895388m/849871.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178895388s/849871.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/849871.The_Turk_The_Life_and_Times_of_the_Famous_Eighteenth_Century_Chess_Playing_Machine 3.84 118 Part historical detective story, part biography, The Turk relates the saga of the machine’s remarkable and checkered career against the backdrop of the industrial revolution, as mechanical technology opened up dramatic new possibilities and the relationship between people and machines was being redefined. Today, in the midst of the computer age, it has assumed a new significance, as scientists and philosophers continue to debate the possibility of machine intelligence. To modern eyes, the Turk now seems to have been a surprisingly farsighted invention, and its saga is a colorful and important part of the history of technology. </div></div>]]> 2002 5 0 false Thu Jul 17 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Sat Jul 12 14:03:34 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 12 14:16:47 -0700 2008
>>This is about the 18th century chess playing machine. This author also wrote The Victorian Internet, which I read a while back. . . .This book works in a similar way to the other one. The author documents the Turk's histor...more...]]> 25274861 117543 849871 0802713912 9780802713919 12 <![CDATA[The Turk: The Life and Times of the Famous Eighteenth-Century Chess-Playing Machine]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178895388m/849871.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178895388s/849871.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/849871.The_Turk_The_Life_and_Times_of_the_Famous_Eighteenth_Century_Chess_Playing_Machine 3.84 118 Part historical detective story, part biography, The Turk relates the saga of the machine’s remarkable and checkered career against the backdrop of the industrial revolution, as mechanical technology opened up dramatic new possibilities and the relationship between people and machines was being redefined. Today, in the midst of the computer age, it has assumed a new significance, as scientists and philosophers continue to debate the possibility of machine intelligence. To modern eyes, the Turk now seems to have been a surprisingly farsighted invention, and its saga is a colorful and important part of the history of technology. </div></div>]]> 2002 3 0 false Mon Jun 23 20:51:38 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 03 12:09:25 -0700 2008
The Turk, if you don't already know, was an mechanical automaton built in the late 1700's that played chess. It toured Europe, had several owners, and eventually came to America in the mid-1800's. 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