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This 1920 Chess Automaton Was Wired to Win

Cars That Think

Torres Quevedo invented his electromechanical device in 1912 and publicly debuted it at the University of Paris two years later. 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.

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This 1920 Chess Automaton Was Wired to Win

Cars That Think

Torres Quevedo invented his electromechanical device in 1912 and publicly debuted it at the University of Paris two years later. 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.

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