"published 1921, the word "robot" was first coined in this play. The plot of this play, wherein robots overthrow mankind, would be a recurring theme for all robot-based utopian/dystopian fictions" ... "published 1983. rivals the work of Asimov as sci-fi's keynote statement on robotics"
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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 . The pl...
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wired.com — 1921: A new play premiers at the National Theater in Prague, ... honesttussey, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1My high school did this play a few years back it's actually not bad and it sets the precedent for every other Sci-Fi film involving hostile robot take overs. In short man creates robots to do labor,
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Karel Capek's play R.U.R.: Rossum's Universal Robots (1920) added to Oxford English Dictionary a new word, "robot." It was derived from ... Ze zivota hmyzu, 1921 (with Josef Capek) - The Insect Play (tr. by Paul Selver) / And So Ad Infinitum (Eng. tr. 1923) / From the Insect World / The World We Live In (Eng. tr. 1933)
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SEI PERSONAGGI IN CERCA D'AUTORE, 1921 - Six Characters in Search of An Author (translators: Edward Storer, 1922; Eric Bentley, 1952; John Linstrum, 1979; Mark Musa, 1995; Jennifer Lorch, 2005) - Kuusi henkilöä etsii tekijää - films: TV play 1962, Sex roller söka en författare, dir.
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I was interested to find out what the sci-fi debut of 1921 was. R.U.R.? Never. Heard. Of it. In my life. Yikes, have many? ... back in my sci-fi-addled youth, i learned about this play, in which the word "robot" was coined. (though interestingly, not by karel čapek, the author of the play, but by his brother josef,
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The concept of the perfect mechanical being has long both fascinated and repelled us. ... Call it fear of robots, and it's one of the most enduring of all sci-fi psychoses. Czech playwright Karel Capek first used the term 'robot,' in his 1921 work R.U.R. about mechanical humans who rebel against their masters.
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Muriko explains the dangers of the Deros- short for detrimental Robots ( See Richard Shavers 1921 Sci Fi Classic) who are blood sucking inhabitants of this underground city. Further exploration brings him to an open canyon where he discovers a beautiful girl chained in a cavern.
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The play premiered in Prague in 1921. It was translated from Czech into English by Paul Selver, and adapted for the English stage by Nigel Playfair in 1923. Basil Dean produced it in April 1923 for the Reandean Company at St. Martin's Theatre, London. ... Modern Sci Fi Home...
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009 12D 1921 play that introduced the word "robot" Daniel A. Finan ... Thursday, May 29, 2008 7D Sci-fi debut of 1921 John Farmer ... Saturday, April 16, 1994 57D Sci-fi play of 1923 Rand H. Burns...
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