![]() ![]() Many of his works debate ethical aspects of industrial inventions including mass production, nuclear weapons, and artificial intelligence. ( Rossum's Universal Robots), which made famous the word “robot” and centers on machines dominating the human race with the threat of extinction. His plays appeared on Broadway soon after debuting in Prague, and his books have been translated into many languages. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature and called a forerunner to such renowned science fiction writers as George Orwell and Aldous Huxley. Known as a playwright, novelist, short story writer, journalist, children’s author, biographer, and essayist, he wrote on such topics as nationalism, totalitarianism, and consumerism. This year marks the 125th anniversary of the birth of Czech writer Karel Čapek (Janu– December 25, 1938). “Nothing is stranger to man than his own image.” ~ Karel Čapek, R.U.R. ![]()
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