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Book Synopsis The Turk, Chess Automaton by : Gerald M. Levitt
Download or read book The Turk, Chess Automaton written by Gerald M. Levitt and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2006-12-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With all-new research and facts unknown for two centuries, this is a richly detailed and comprehensive account of "The Turk," Baron Wolfgang von Kempelen's amazing but fraudulent Chess Automaton that held the world spellbound for 85 years beginning in 1770. In actuality, the Turk was manipulated by a man housed in a hot box, working by candlelight--but the secret was kept for decades. Besides playing a good game of chess within an hour's time, the manipulator had to keep track of the moves, work the pantograph arm apparatus, nod the head, roll the eyes, cover up sneezes and coughs, and work the sound mechanism. This work contains a detailed discussion of the literature surrounding the Turk along with an analysis of its hidden operation. The complete collection of published games played by the Turk, many, again, unknown for 200 years, is also included.
Book Synopsis An Attempt to Analyse the Automaton Chess Player, of Mr. de Kempelen ... to which is Added, a ... Collection of the Knight's Moves Over the Chess Board by : Robert Willis
Download or read book An Attempt to Analyse the Automaton Chess Player, of Mr. de Kempelen ... to which is Added, a ... Collection of the Knight's Moves Over the Chess Board written by Robert Willis and published by . This book was released on 1821 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Turk written by Tom Standage and published by Berkley Trade. This book was released on 2003 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part historical detective story, part biography, "The Turk" relates the saga of an unusual 18th-century robot--fashioned from wood to look like a man who was dressed like a Turk and played chess. 25 illustrations.
Book Synopsis Maelzel's Chess-Player by : Edgar Allan Poe
Download or read book Maelzel's Chess-Player written by Edgar Allan Poe and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-05-29 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maelzel's Chess Player is an essay by Edgar Allan Poe exposing a chess player called The Turk. The latter had become famous in Europe and the United States and toured widely. Yet most of his fame was attributed to fraudulent automation methods of chess-playing, which became the main topic of the presented book.
Book Synopsis Observations on the Automaton Chess Player by : Oxford graduate
Download or read book Observations on the Automaton Chess Player written by Oxford graduate and published by . This book was released on 1819 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Chess, Man Vs. Machine by : Bradley Ewart
Download or read book Chess, Man Vs. Machine written by Bradley Ewart and published by A. S. Barnes. This book was released on 1980 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Mechanical Turk by : Tom Standage
Download or read book The Mechanical Turk written by Tom Standage and published by Penguin Group USA. This book was released on 2003 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title tells the true story of the Turk, the infamous 18th-century automation. The story links an unlikely cast of historical characters, from Napoleon, Beethoven and Poe to the pioneers of the computer age, and provides an accessible way of examining the complex relationship between magic, man, mind and machine, from the Enlightenment to the computer age.
Book Synopsis The Secrets of the Chess Machine by : Robert Lohr
Download or read book The Secrets of the Chess Machine written by Robert Lohr and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Clockwork Game written by Jane Irwin and published by . This book was released on 2014-05-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1769, the court of Empress Maria Theresia 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. Despite its demise over a hundred fifty years ago, its mystery continues to fascinate, and its audience's reaction to its Orientalist trappings casts fresh light on our present sense of the 'exotic'. Written and Illustrated by Jane Irwin, author of the Vögelein graphic novels, Clockwork Game retells the true story of the world's first chess-playing automaton, blending reality and fiction into a singular graphic novel.
Book Synopsis A Cultural History of Chess-players by : John Sharples
Download or read book A Cultural History of Chess-players written by John Sharples and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This inquiry concerns the cultural history of the chess-player. It takes as its premise the idea that the chess-player has become a fragmented collection of images, underpinned by challenges to, and confirmations of, chess's status as an intellectually-superior and socially-useful game, particularly since the medieval period. Yet, the chess-player is an understudied figure. No previous work has shone a light on the chess-player itself. Increasingly, chess-histories have retreated into tidy consensus. This work aspires to a novel reading of the figure as both a flickering beacon of reason and a sign of monstrosity. To this end, this book, utilising a wide range of sources, including newspapers, periodicals, detective novels, science-fiction, and comic-books, is underpinned by the idea that the chess-player is a pluralistic subject used to articulate a number of anxieties pertaining to themes of mind, machine, and monster.
Download or read book The Chess Machine written by Robert Löhr and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baron Wolfgang von Kempelen dazzles the public with the "creation" of an automated chess-playing machine that is secretly operated from within by an outcast Italian dwarf, until the mysterious death of a seductive countess places the machine under suspicion.
Download or read book Deep Thinking written by Garry Kasparov and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2017-05-02 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Garry Kasparov's 1997 chess match against the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue was a watershed moment in the history of technology. It was the dawn of a new era in artificial intelligence: a machine capable of beating the reigning human champion at this most cerebral game. That moment was more than a century in the making, and in this breakthrough book, Kasparov reveals his astonishing side of the story for the first time. He describes how it felt to strategize against an implacable, untiring opponent with the whole world watching, and recounts the history of machine intelligence through the microcosm of chess, considered by generations of scientific pioneers to be a key to unlocking the secrets of human and machine cognition. Kasparov uses his unrivaled experience to look into the future of intelligent machines and sees it bright with possibility. As many critics decry artificial intelligence as a menace, particularly to human jobs, Kasparov shows how humanity can rise to new heights with the help of our most extraordinary creations, rather than fear them. Deep Thinking is a tightly argued case for technological progress, from the man who stood at its precipice with his own career at stake.
Download or read book MOXONS MASTER written by AMBROSE BIERCE and published by BEYOND BOOKS HUB. This book was released on 2023-05-05 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MOXONS MASTER by AMBROSE BIERCE is a chilling tale of science and the supernatural. As the narrative unfolds, readers are introduced to Moxon's invention—a machine with a consciousness of its own. Bierce weaves a tale that blends science fiction with elements of horror, creating a narrative that is both intriguing and unsettling. His exploration of the boundary between man and machine, consciousness and artificial intelligence, makes for an engaging read. Are you a fan of tales that push the boundaries of science and reality? MOXONS MASTER will surely captivate you. Experience the thrill and suspense of Ambrose Bierce's storytelling. Get your copy today!
Download or read book The Automaton Chess-player written by and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Man vs. Machine written by Karsten Müller and published by SCB Distributors. This book was released on 2018-10-30 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Man vs. Machine Technology continues to advance at a rapid pace. It may sound quaint today, but not so long ago, computers battled humans for supremacy at the game of chess. The challenge of building a computer program capable of defeating the best of human-kind at chess was one of the original grand challenges of the fledgling field of artificial intelligence. On one side were dedicated scientists and hobbyists who invested decades of effort developing the software and hardware technology; on the other side were incredibly talented humans with only their determination and preparation to withstand the onslaught of technology. The man versus machine battle in chess is a landmark in the history of technology. There are numerous books that document the technical aspects of this epic story. The human side is not often told. Few chess players are inclined to write about their man-machine encounters, other than annotating the games played. This book brings the two sides together. It tells the stories of many of the key scientists and chess players that participated in a 50-year research project to advance the understanding of computing technology. “Grandmaster Karsten Müller and Professor Jonathan Schaeffer have managed to describe the fascinating history of the unequal fight of man against machine in an entertaining and instructive way. It evoked pleasant and not so pleasant memories of my own fights against the monsters. I hope that their work gives you as much pleasure as it has given me.” – From the Foreword by Vladimir Kramnik, 14th World Chess Champion
Book Synopsis The Turk, Chess Automaton by : Gerald M. Levitt
Download or read book The Turk, Chess Automaton written by Gerald M. Levitt and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2000 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This work contains a detailed discussion of the sizeable body of literature surrounding the Turk along with an extensive analysis of its hidden operation. A collection of published games played by the Turk, many, again, unknown for 200 years, is also included, along with numerous other games known to have been played elsewhere by the Turk's hidden directors."--BOOK JACKET.
Book Synopsis Modus Operandi, Or, The Automaton Chess-player by : J. Walker
Download or read book Modus Operandi, Or, The Automaton Chess-player written by J. Walker and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
