R.U.R.

Name: R.U.R.
Author: Karel Capek

by Karel Capek

Play introducing the term robot, exploring artificial consciousness and rebellion

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Karel Capek

Czech author and playwright who introduced the word 'robot' to the world in his play R.U.R. His utopian and dystopian fiction, including War with the Newts, addresses the dangers of technology and totalitarianism with prescient clarity.

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