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R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) (Penguin Classics) by Karel Capek, Ivan Klima (Introduction), Claudia Novack-Jones (Translator), Vv.Aa. Paperback, 112 Pages, Published 2004 ISBN-10: 0-14-118208-3 / 0141182083 ISBN-13: 978-0-14-118208-7 / 9780141182087 A visionary work of science fiction that introduced the word "robot"Written in 1920, premiered in Prague in 1921, and first performed in New York in 1922—garnered worldwide acclaim for its author and popularized the word robot. Mass-produced as efficient laborers to serve man, Capek’s Robots are an |