![100 Years Ago Today [25 January 1921] Czech playwright Karel Čapek's play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) premieres in Prague and introduces the concept of autonomous, mechanical men - known today as “Robots.” : r/RetroFuturism 100 Years Ago Today [25 January 1921] Czech playwright Karel Čapek's play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) premieres in Prague and introduces the concept of autonomous, mechanical men - known today as “Robots.” : r/RetroFuturism](https://external-preview.redd.it/H2tu5Y1ggZExQ4m0dDdO-9yb80s7Hpsk85Fp_wxrQDU.jpg?auto=webp&s=5a0f831e91deecfac93b75fb054d368910ebb5ab)
100 Years Ago Today [25 January 1921] Czech playwright Karel Čapek's play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) premieres in Prague and introduces the concept of autonomous, mechanical men - known today as “Robots.” : r/RetroFuturism
![Ľubomír REHÁK 🇸🇰🇪🇺 on Twitter: "Watched Czechoslovak 1937 movie Bílá nemoc - 'Skeleton on horseback'/ 'The White Sickness' on the play of Karel Čapek. A leprosy-like disease affects only those over 50s. Ľubomír REHÁK 🇸🇰🇪🇺 on Twitter: "Watched Czechoslovak 1937 movie Bílá nemoc - 'Skeleton on horseback'/ 'The White Sickness' on the play of Karel Čapek. A leprosy-like disease affects only those over 50s.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EUxzMHMWAAcd-dx.jpg)
Ľubomír REHÁK 🇸🇰🇪🇺 on Twitter: "Watched Czechoslovak 1937 movie Bílá nemoc - 'Skeleton on horseback'/ 'The White Sickness' on the play of Karel Čapek. A leprosy-like disease affects only those over 50s.
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