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Sign: Bratislava - Commemorative plaque to Wolfgang von Kempelen

Address:
Strakova 228/1, 811 01 Bratislava-Staré Mesto, Slovakia
Category:
Monuments and History
City:
Bratislava For all manhole covers in Bratislava
Country:
Slovakia For all manhole covers in Slovakia
Shape:
Circle
Material:
Metal
Placement:
Ground
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On the sign:
WOLFGANG KEMPELEN
BRATISLAVSKÝ RODÁK
1734-1804
ŠACHOVEHO AUTOMATU PRESLAVIL NAŠE MESTO VYNALEZOM
Photography:
2023
McCartney
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Comments:
Commemorative plaque for Bratislava native Wolfgang von Kempelen who invented the "Turk" a machine that played chess, so called because the doll that was displayed above the machine resembled a Turk. It was a doll that played chess, and beat many players. Over the years, the invention was revealed to be a fraud, because inside the box that contained the "machine" was hidden a flesh and blood chess player.

The machine was invented by Kempelen after a visit to the court of the Archduchess Maria Theresa, where he saw a number of inventions, and to impress the empress he built this machine.

Translation of the text on the sign:
WOLFGANG KEMPELEN
A NATIVE OF BRATISLAVA
HE MADE OUR CITY FAMOUS WITH THE INVENTION OF CHESS AUTOMATA


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