British Library: Science Fiction: Out Of This World – ROSSUM’S UNIVERSAL ROBOTS

Ninety years ago the great Czech playwright and novelist Karel Capek first presented his remarkable play R.U.R, from which the word ‘robot’ is derived and which describes the elimination of humanity by robots. A powerful comment on politics and technological progress, it also presages the questions of cloning and nanotechnology of our own time. A staged reading, abridged and directed by Ivor Benjamin.

The performance on Wednesday 6 July is followed by a discussion with leading scientists and technologists on the impact of robotics on our lives, past, present and future.

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This talk is part of the British Library’s “Out Of The World” Science Fiction Exhibition.
TICKETS CAN BE BOOKED HERE (http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?agency=AGENCY_NAME&organ_val=org_id&pid=6994039) – £7.50 / £5 concessions

The Plan
Meet outside the British Library Cafe, The Last Word, at 615.

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