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| Original Title: | R.U.R. |
| ISBN: | 0486419266 (ISBN13: 9780486419268) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Primus, Domin, Helena Glory, Sulla (robot) |
Karel Čapek
Paperback | Pages: 58 pages Rating: 3.87 | 7741 Users | 549 Reviews
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| Title | : | R.U.R. |
| Author | : | Karel Čapek |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Dover Thrift Editions |
| Pages | : | Pages: 58 pages |
| Published | : | August 20th 2001 by Dover Publications, Inc. (first published 1920) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Plays. Classics. Fiction. Drama. European Literature. Czech Literature |
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R.U.R.--written in 1920--garnered worldwide acclaim for its author and popularized the word "Robot." Mass-produced, efficient and servile labor, Čapek's Robots remember everything, but lack creative thought, and the Utopian life they provide ultimately lacks meaning. When the Robots revolt, killing all but one of their masters, they must attempt to learn the secret of self-duplication. But their attempts at replication leave them with nothing but bloody chunks of meat. It's not until two robots fall in love and are christened "Adam" and "Eve" by the last surviving human that Nature emerges triumphant.Rating Regarding Books R.U.R.
Ratings: 3.87 From 7741 Users | 549 ReviewsArticle Regarding Books R.U.R.
you realize that this was written in 1920, and basically created the robot sub-genre of sf, right. well, apparently not.R.U.R, Rossum's Universal Robots. Written in 1920 by Czech writer Karel Capek. It is a science fiction play, and it has the distinction of introducing the word robot into the English language. Here comes a big spoiler; humans build robots to make their life better, robots become self aware and kill humans to make the world better. All the other species in the world gave a big thank you to the robots. That wasn't in the play, I just added that.
A play about a factory that makes artificial people. As others have said this is actually the origin of the word robot. It's really amazing that this was written in 1920. It contains so many modern ideas about the creation of artificial life which are reused today by writers and film makers. Despite a little sexism which is to be expected from the 1920's, this is an astonishing piece of work and deserves to be remembered as a pivotal piece of science fiction. I listened to this on LibraVox as
I don't read that many plays, but I should probably read more considering that I work in theatre. I picked this one up primarily because it's famous for coining the term "robot". The creatures in Čapek's work aren't really what we typically consider robots today, though--they're more biological than mechanical. Written in 1920 and first performed in 1921, this was way ahead of its time. The machines-rebelling-against-their-masters trope is ubiquitous in contemporary science fiction, and R.U.R.
Here are ten philosophical insights embedded in the extended prologue to this highly inventive 1920 science fiction three-act play by Czechoslovakian author Karel Čapek. And, yes, this play marks the very first appearance of the term Robot as in R.U.R. Rossums Universal Robots mass produced, human-like machines to perform manual labor and function as servants. 1. Old man Rossum was a biologist who failed to create actual humans in his laboratory; engineer son Rossum invented the living labor
Occasionally oddly told bit of satire, this is a play that should be seen and read by everyone. Where the term "robots" originates, the story tells of the sad eventual outcome of humans over-reliance on soulless workers.
Probably important as the prototype for the basic robot narrative, which is as follows:a) Humans manufacture slave laborers whose own needs are minimal in order to lower costs and break unions;b) Humans equip slave laborers with skills sufficient to carry out productive tasks, including heavy industrial, technical, academic, and military functions;c) Humans construct slave laborers who lack any desires of their own and are accordingly not market participants and therefore require no wages;d)
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