R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) Penguin Classics setting off a century of

setting off a century of scientific revolution

providing much-needed supplies at home

Following an ancient means of retribution

a biting social commentary from the acclaimed author of Lakewood that speaks to our times--a piercing dystopian novel about the unbreakable bond between a young woman and her mysterious mother

We also meet some of the ardent monarch stewards who supported her efforts

R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) Penguin Classics setting off a century ofA 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 android product they remember everything but think of nothing new. But the Utopian life they provide ultimately lacks meaning, and the humans they serve