In 1769, the court of Empress Maria Theresa witnessed one of that era's most amazing feats of engineering: The Turk, a machine that could play chess. Artfully constructed by a Hungarian nobleman named Wolfgang von Kempelen, the chess-machine played a unique game against each opponent, far surpassing the abilities of all its fellow automata. Napoleon, Charles Babbage, and Benjamin Franklin were among its challengers, and Edgar Allen Poe wrote an essay attempting to explain how it worked.
The price of "Clockwork Game Graphic Novel" at New Dimension Comics - Butler is USD $19.95.
The publisher of "Clockwork Game Graphic Novel" is Fiery Studios Inc.
The genre of "Clockwork Game Graphic Novel" is History.
"Clockwork Game Graphic Novel" falls under the category of Graphic Novels.
The artist of "Clockwork Game Graphic Novel" is Jane Irwin. The cover artist is Jane Irwin.
The writer of "Clockwork Game Graphic Novel" is Jane Irwin.
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