The Mechanical Turk - Tom Standage

The Mechanical Turk - Tom Standage

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This title tells the story of the Turk the infamous 18th-century automation. The story links a cast of historical characters from Napoleon Beethoven and Poe to the pioneers of the computer age and provides an accessible way of examining the relationship between magic man mind and machine.

TITLE: The Mechanical Turk

AUTHOR: Tom Standage

SKU: 9780140299199

PUBLISHER: Penguin Books Ltd

DATE PUBLISHED: 06/03/2003

PLACE PUBLISHED: United Kingdom

PAGES: 288

BINDING: Paperback / softback

LANGUAGE: English

DIMENSIONS: 129 mm x 198 mm x 21 mm

WEIGHT: 270 gr

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