R.U.R. (Rossum's universal robots)
By: Karel Čapek ; translated by Claudia Novack ; introduction by Ivan Klíma.
Contributors: Novack, Claudia.
Series: Penguin classics
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 2004
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 84
Description: R.U.R.-- written in 1920 -- garnered worldwide acclaim for its author and popularized the word "robot." Mass produced, efficient, and servile labor, Capek'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 atttempt to learn the secret of self-duplication.