The famous play "R.U.R." is Czech author Karel Capek's masterpiece. R.U.R. stands for Rossum's Universal Robots, and introduced the word "robot" to the English language and to science fiction as a whole. The play begins in a factory that makes artificial people called "robots." Unlike the modern usage of the term, these creatures are closer to the modern idea of androids or even clones, as they can be mistaken for humans and can think for themselves. They seem happy to work for humans, although that changes and a hostile ...
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The famous play "R.U.R." is Czech author Karel Capek's masterpiece. R.U.R. stands for Rossum's Universal Robots, and introduced the word "robot" to the English language and to science fiction as a whole. The play begins in a factory that makes artificial people called "robots." Unlike the modern usage of the term, these creatures are closer to the modern idea of androids or even clones, as they can be mistaken for humans and can think for themselves. They seem happy to work for humans, although that changes and a hostile robot rebellion threatens the extinction of the human race.
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Good Condition. Text has Marking, Cover Has Shelf, Edge and Corner Wear, Looks nice. 58 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Theatre & Plays. ISBN: 0486419266. ISBN/EAN: 9780486419268. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1561064533.
A strange story written as a play. An early appreciation of the possibilities of robots serving mankind, but built so like their inventor, in a humanoid form that they ultimately take over the world, killing off the humans save the one who is ultimately responsible for the design of the robots.
