The Secrets of the Chess Machine
The Secrets of the Chess Machine
Robert Lohr
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Summary
In Vienna in 1770, Baron Wolfgang von Kempelen unveils his astonishing invention: the Mechanical Turk, an unbeatable chess-playing machine. But von Kempelen is no mechanical genius. Rather, he's a conman, as Tibor, the dwarf locked inside the device, will attest. As the pair tour Europe and become involved in a host of picaresque adventures, barely keeping the secret as they beat all comers, they at last come unstuck when a beautiful countess dies in the presence of the Turk. Suddenly von Kempelen, Tibor and his Turk are the objects of suspicion and the targets of persecution and espionage. And that is before more unexplained deaths further complicate matters...
Product Description
Title - The Secrets of the Chess Machine
Edition -
Author - Robert Lohr
ISBN 13 - 9780141026985
Imprint - Penguin Books Ltd
Publisher - Penguin Books Ltd
Date Published - 07/02/2008
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Binding Type - Paperback
Dimensions - 130 x 201 x 23mm
Weight - 242 g
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