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'''The Turk''' was a machine created in the [[18th century]]. It took the form and, apparently, mind of a [[human]]. The grand masters of [[Europe]] could play [[chess]] against the machine. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Adventuress of Henrietta Street]]'') | '''The Turk''' was a machine created in the [[18th century]]. It took the form and, apparently, mind of a [[human]]. The grand masters of [[Europe]] could play [[chess]] against the machine. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Adventuress of Henrietta Street]]'') | ||
[[Percy Shelley]] invested money in it prior to [[1816]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Silver Turk]]'') | [[Percy Shelley]] invested money in it prior to [[1816]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Silver Turk]]'') | ||
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The Turk served as inspiration for [[Russell T Davies]] in devising the [[Clockwork Droid]]s that appeared in [[2006]]'s ''[[The Girl in the Fireplace]]''. {{source}} The title of [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Silver Turk]]'' also refers to the machine. {{Source}} | The Turk served as inspiration for [[Russell T Davies]] in devising the [[Clockwork Droid]]s that appeared in [[2006]]'s ''[[The Girl in the Fireplace]]''. {{source}} The title of [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Silver Turk]]'' also refers to the machine. {{Source}} | ||
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