The Turk

Discussions of new films, books, television shows, and media indirectly related to magic and magicians. For example, there may be a book on mnemonics or theatrical technique we should know or at least know about.
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Bill Wheeler
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The Turk

Postby Bill Wheeler » March 4th, 2003, 10:50 am

I looked through the archive and I am a little surprised no one else has mentioned this awesome book (by Tom Standage) about the Chess Playing Automaton known as "the Turk." It is a fascinating read; and even mentioned how it was recreated for demonstration at a magic history convention in 1989. A really offbeat and interesting book...
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Craig Matsuoka
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Re: The Turk

Postby Craig Matsuoka » March 4th, 2003, 12:21 pm

I also enjoyed it.

The book was discussed a while ago in the following thread:

http://geniimagazine.com/forum/cgi-bin/ ... 070#000000
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