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This 1920 Chess Automaton Was Wired to Win

Cars That Think

Why isn’t Leonardo Torres Quevedo known outside Spain? Torres Quevedo’s design for the Whirlpool Aero Car, which offers a thrilling ride over Niagara River, debuted in 1916. Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket/Getty Images First came his work, beginning in the 1880s, on funiculars, the most famous of which is the Whirlpool Aero Car.

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This 1920 Chess Automaton Was Wired to Win

Cars That Think

Why isn’t Leonardo Torres Quevedo known outside Spain? Torres Quevedo’s design for the Whirlpool Aero Car, which offers a thrilling ride over Niagara River, debuted in 1916. Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket/Getty Images First came his work, beginning in the 1880s, on funiculars, the most famous of which is the Whirlpool Aero Car.

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