![]() ![]() Maelzel once said, “You Americans are a very singular people. It toured both Europe and the United States, but is best remembered, perhaps, for its tenure at the Eden Musée in NYC. ![]() 'Hajeeb', das orientalische Wunder : more on Ajeeb.Ījeeb was born in Bristol, England and died in Coney Island, NY. William Schlumberger : the Turk's director in the United States and Cuba. William Lewis : one of the Turk's directors in England. ![]() Peter Unger Williams : one of the Turk's directors in England. Mouret : one of the Turk's most famous directors. Below the links are some more things concerning Ajeeb followed by introductions to other, lesser-known automatons.Ĭhess Automatons: source material for the Turk, Ajeeb and Mephisto The links below lead to all sorts of information. Some time ago I took a notion to document some source material for each of these famous automatons. My taste buds are excited by each and every one, but most especially by the Wondrous Ajeeb. Wolfgang von Kempelen's invention captures the spirit of those times when the potential of science seemed boundless and anything seemed possible.īut the Turk was just one of several known automatons, each of which had its own special flavor. Obviously I consider the exploits of the automaton a major factor in the promulgation of chess during its heyday. I was chagrined, however, by its minor mention of the Turk in this regard. Richard Eales' great book "Chess: the History of a Game" in part traces the popularity of mostly modern chess through time. ![]()
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