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		Throw84949 on Jan 22, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The man who coined the word "robot" defends himsel... Another irony is Capek did not really liked R.U.R. He was great author and journalist, read his War with the Newts (1936). RUR was his early theater game, it is a bit silly and has big plot holes.. Yet somehow it is his most known work.

ceceron on Jan 22, 2024 [–]

War with the Newts is wonderful, though The Absolute at Large is also worth of attention :)

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