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The Turk, 18th century chess-player robot hoax

The Turk, fraudulent robotic chess-player invented by Hungarian inventor Wolfgang de Kempelen 1734-1804. In fact, a man was hidden inside the machine. Given to Maria Theresa of Austria in 1769. Automaton chess-player. Woodcut from The Cabinet of Curiosities, or Wonders of the World Displayed, Henry Piercy, New York, 1836

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14010496
Media ID
45926728
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5246px x 4781px (5.3MB)
Credit
©Florilegius/Mary Evans

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1836 Extraordinary Fake Fraud Henry Piercy Hoax Incident Invented Marvel Mechanism New York The Cabinet Of Curiosities Trick Wonders Of The World Displayed Woodblock


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