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A visionary work of science fiction that introduced the word robot

One of the classics of twentieth-century theater, this brilliantly conceived and exquisitely executed play by Czech playwright Karel Čapek (1890-1938) looks to a future in which all workers are automatons, or "robots" -- a word this play made a permanent part of the language... Read Full Overview

R.U.R. es una obra teatral escrita en 1921 y estrenada ese mismo a o en Praga y en 1922 en Nueva York, cosechando un xito mundial. Una de las obras claves de la ciencia ficci n moderna, no s lo introdujo el t rmino "robot" en el lenguaje popular, sino que adem s explora las... Read Full Overview

A phenomenal Czech science fiction play that introduced robots to modern literature. R.U.R. - Rossum's Universal Robots explores the ethical implications behind humanity's enslavement of a man-made race.

Opening in the Roboti factory, this play poses... Read Full Overview

R.U.R. je sci-fi hra ceskeho spisovatele Karla Capka z roku 1920. R.U.R. je zkratka pro Rossumovi Univerzalni Roboti (Rossum's Universal Robots). Nicmene, anglicky vyraz Rossum's Universal Robots byl pouzit jako titulek v ceskem originalu. Premiera se uskutecnila 25. ledna 1921... Read Full Overview

R.U.R., or Rossum's Universal Robots, is a play written in 1920 by Karel Čapek, a Czech writer who authored many plays and novels, many with science-fiction and dystopian themes. R.U.R. is perhaps the best known of these works because it brought the word robot into... Read Full Overview

Karel capek: W.U.R. Werstands universal Robots Edition Holzinger. Taschenbuch Berliner Ausgabe, 2017 Durchgesehener Neusatz bearbeitet und eingerichtet von Michael Holzinger Originaltitel: ?R.U.R. Rossum's Universal Robots?. Erstdruck 1920. Hier in der deutschen ?bersetzung von... Read Full Overview

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R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) is a science fiction play in the Czech language by Karel Čapek. It premiered in 1921 and is famous for having introduced and popularized the term robot.We are happy to announce this classic book. Many of the books in our collection have... Read Full Overview

Originally produced on Broadway by The Theatre Guild, R. U. R. is now considered a classic of science fiction. Credited with introducing the word "robot" into the English language, the play is a dramatic and fascinating look into the lives of the scientists who invite and manufacture... Read Full Overview

R.U.R' is the play that introduced the word 'robot' to the modern world, and many of the themes and questions raised by this production would go on to become staples of science fiction for the next century. Set in a factory that creates Roboti to sell to the world as servants,... Read Full Overview