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| Ambrose Bierce: Science Fiction Technology and Ideas |
| Ambrose Bierce (1842 - ?) served as an officer in the Union Army during the Civil War. He was a journalist and editor in San Francisco; his favorite literary form was satire. His famous Devil's Dictionary is a masterpiece of American humor. At the age of 71, he left his literary fame and rode off into Mexico, never to be seen again. |
| Invention/Technology | Source Work (Publication Date) |
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Automaton Chessplayer - the first chess-playing computer |
Moxon's Master (1910) |
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