November 17, 2010
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Robot
The word robot comes from a Czech term for a serf or slave. Karel Capek, Czech, was a pioneer of the 20th century science fiction. He wrote a play called R.U.R. It centers on a group of mechanical monsters that revolt against their makers. At the end of the play the robots, who had been made to serve humans, came to dominate them completely.
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Yes, Karel Capek was one of the pioneer. Another one was Isaac Asimov who invented the three laws of robotics (They are not really laws). His collection of stories of robots ”I, Robot” is very famous.
I remember the story of that play as well as Isaac Asimov’s writings. I used to be a fan of science fiction stories and novels during the 60′s. My favorite story was “Flowers for Algernon” which later was the basis for the movie, Charlie, starring Cliff Robertson and Claire Bloom.
~~Blessings ‘n Cheers
@DonnaLou - I find it so interesting. What was science fiction then is in some cases reality.