Secrets of the Chess Machine (e-bog) af hr, Robert L
hr, Robert L (forfatter)

Secrets of the Chess Machine e-bog

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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, the...
E-bog 74,45 DKK
Forfattere hr, Robert L (forfatter), Bell, Anthea (oversætter)
Forlag Penguin
Udgivet 7 februar 2008
Længde 352 sider
Genrer Historical fiction
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9780141919553
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