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The Turk, Chess Automaton

Author : Gerald M. Levitt
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 9780786429035
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (29 download)

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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.

The Turk

Author : Tom Standage
Publisher : Berkley Trade
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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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.

The Mechanical Turk

Author : Tom Standage
Publisher : Penguin Group USA
ISBN 13 : 9780140299199
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (991 download)

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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.

Maelzel's Chess-Player

Author : Edgar Allan Poe
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 35 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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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.

Chess, Man Vs. Machine

Author : Bradley Ewart
Publisher : A. S. Barnes
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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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:

Clockwork Game

Author : Jane Irwin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780974311029
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (11 download)

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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.

The Turk, Chess Automaton

Author : Gerald M. Levitt
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)

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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.

Man vs. Machine

Author : Karsten Müller
Publisher : SCB Distributors
ISBN 13 : 1941270972
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (412 download)

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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

MOXONS MASTER

Author : AMBROSE BIERCE
Publisher : BEYOND BOOKS HUB
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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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!

Deep Thinking

Author : Garry Kasparov
Publisher : PublicAffairs
ISBN 13 : 1610397878
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (13 download)

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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.

The Engines of Our Ingenuity

Author : John H. Lienhard
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780195167313
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (673 download)

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Download or read book The Engines of Our Ingenuity written by John H. Lienhard and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2003-04-10 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the nature of creativity in engineering and technology, and how it relates to creativity in art or science. Lienhard has for ten years done a twice-weekly radio show, carried on about 35 NPR stations, consisting of 3-minute essays on technology. He uses the substance of selected segments of his radio program to create a continuous narrative presenting his insights on technological creativity. This book has the same title as his radio program, to further draw the attention of his one million listeners.

Seven Games: A Human History

Author : Oliver Roeder
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 1324003782
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (24 download)

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Download or read book Seven Games: A Human History written by Oliver Roeder and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2022-01-25 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A group biography of seven enduring and beloved games, and the story of why—and how—we play them. Checkers, backgammon, chess, and Go. Poker, Scrabble, and bridge. These seven games, ancient and modern, fascinate millions of people worldwide. In Seven Games, Oliver Roeder charts their origins and historical importance, the delightful arcana of their rules, and the ways their design makes them pleasurable. Roeder introduces thrilling competitors, such as evangelical minister Marion Tinsley, who across forty years lost only three games of checkers; Shusai, the Master, the last Go champion of imperial Japan, defending tradition against “modern rationalism”; and an IBM engineer who created a backgammon program so capable at self-learning that NASA used it on the space shuttle. He delves into the history and lore of each game: backgammon boards in ancient Egypt, the Indian origins of chess, how certain shells from a particular beach in Japan make the finest white Go stones. Beyond the cultural and personal stories, Roeder explores why games, seemingly trivial pastimes, speak so deeply to the human soul. He introduces an early philosopher of games, the aptly named Bernard Suits, and visits an Oxford cosmologist who has perfected a computer that can effectively play bridge, a game as complicated as human language itself. Throughout, Roeder tells the compelling story of how humans, pursuing scientific glory and competitive advantage, have invented AI programs better than any human player, and what that means for the games—and for us. Funny, fascinating, and profound, Seven Games is a story of obsession, psychology, history, and how play makes us human.

Your Computer Is on Fire

Author : Thomas S. Mullaney
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 026253973X
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (625 download)

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Download or read book Your Computer Is on Fire written by Thomas S. Mullaney and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2021-03-09 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Technology scholars declare an emergency: attention must be paid to the inequality, marginalization, and biases woven into our technological systems. This book sounds an alarm: we can no longer afford to be lulled into complacency by narratives of techno-utopianism, or even techno-neutrality. We should not be reassured by such soothing generalities as "human error," "virtual reality," or "the cloud." We need to realize that nothing is virtual: everything that "happens online," "virtually," or "autonomously" happens offline first, and often involves human beings whose labor is deliberately kept invisible. Everything is IRL. In Your Computer Is on Fire, technology scholars train a spotlight on the inequality, marginalization, and biases woven into our technological systems.

The Chess Machine

Author : Robert Löhr
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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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.

Music and Chess

Author : Achilleas Zographos
Publisher : SCB Distributors
ISBN 13 : 1941270735
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (412 download)

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Download or read book Music and Chess written by Achilleas Zographos and published by SCB Distributors. This book was released on 2017-11-03 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Most Fascinating Journey! It has long been recognized that there are only three major areas of human endeavor which produce prodigies: music, chess and mathematics. This does not occur by happenstance. There are links on many levels. Now, for the first time, Music and Chess – Apollo Meets Caissa examines the yet unexplored relation of chess to music. Mathematics is a main common denominator, a fact that is highlighted accordingly. The thesis of this extraordinarily researched book is that chess is art in itself. It can create art and is strongly related to mathematics and music. As becomes clear, this relationship has already been introduced by some legendary players such as Mikhail Tal and Vladimir Kramnik . Great artists such as John Cage, Marcel Duchamp and Arnold Schönberg, to name but a few, have also been fascinated by the very same idea. Surprisingly, this has not been explored in detail so far – only some sporadic articles exist, by authors specializing in either music or chess. There are chapters that address issues which are specialized in chess and music, while others cover related issues of general, social and artistic nature. Music and Chess – Apollo Meets Caissa can be appreciated by readers who have a good, general, though non-specific background, in both fields. That is, no technical knowledge of music is required, with the only prerequisite to fully appreciate the text being the understanding of standard chess rules. The text could be equally enlightening to students of music or mathematics, as an added intellectual insight into these two disciplines. The text is supplemented by many chess diagrams, charts, and over 50 full-color images. So, turn on the music, set up chessboard, get out the calculator and let the author take you on a most fascinating journey that is Music and Chess – Apollo Meets Caissa.

Edison's Eve

Author : Gaby Wood
Publisher : Knopf
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Edison's Eve written by Gaby Wood and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2002 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rich and informative exploration of our age-old obsession with “making life.” Could an eighteenth-century mechanical duck really digest and excrete its food? Was “the Turk,” a celebrated chess-playing and -winning machine fabricated in 1769, a dazzling piece of fakery, or could it actually think? Why was Thomas Edison obsessed with making a mechanical doll—a perfect woman, mass-produced? Can a twenty-first-century robot express human emotions of its own? Taking up themes long familiar from the realms of fairy tales and science fiction, Gaby Wood traces the hidden prehistory of a modern idea—the thinking, hoaxes, and inventions that presaged contemporary robotics and the current experiments with artificial intelligence. Informed by the author’s scientific and historical research, Edison’s Eve is also a brilliant literary, cultural, and philosophical examination of the motives that have driven human beings to pursue the creation of mechanical life, and the effects of that pursuit—both in its successes and in its failures—on our sense of what makes us human.

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

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Author : Robert Willis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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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: