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Alice Reininger

Wolfgang von Kempelen - A Biography

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Over the centuries, much has been written about Wolfgang von Kempelen, the inventor of the speaking machine, and author of Mechanism Of Human Speech (1791) on philology, linguistic technology and phonetics. This book illuminates the life of this very eccentric thinker, his achievements, and even his legendary reputation. Very little was known about his other achievements and the rest of his life. The subject addressed by most was and is what is commonly referred to as the the Turk (a chess-playing automaton) which for years has stimulated and still stimulates the fantasy of anyone who sees it. Where studies on von Kempelen have in the past b… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Waugh, Peter
  • ISBN: 978-0-88033-691-8
  • EAN: 9780880336918
  • Produktnummer: 11836338
  • Verlag: East European Monographs
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
  • Seitenangabe: 220 S.
  • Masse: H23.5 cm x B15.9 cm x D2.1 cm 524 g
  • Gewicht: 524
  • Sonstiges: Professional & Vocational

Über den Autor


Alice Reininger, Dr. phil., is senior lecturer at the University of Applied Art Vienna, Department for Cultural Studies. Peter Waugh is lecturer at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna.

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