![]() (Rossum’s Universal Robots) first popularized the word ‘robot’.” More on Goodreads His works are known for their interesting and precise descriptions of reality, and Čapek is renowned for his excellent work with the Czech language. He wrote with intelligence and humour on a wide variety of subjects. “Karel Čapek is one of the the most influential Czech writers of the 20th century. ![]() On Karel Čapek Karel Capek, War with the Newts (1955 – Banthams Books cover) “Man discovers a species of giant, intelligent newts and learns to exploit them so successfully that the newts gain skills and arms enough to challenge man’s place at the top of the animal kingdom.” More on Goodreads ~Karel Čapek, War with the Newts Plot summary Maybe our own history has been played out by somebody at some time, and we just move our pieces about in the same moves to strike in the same way as people have always done.” ![]() “It suddenly occurred to me that every move on the chessboard is old and has been played by somebody at some time. ![]()
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