The Robot: From Capek to Asimov [digital video]

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Series:

Great courses (Streaming video)

Publication Date:

2016

Publication Information:

The Great Courses, 2016.

[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2016.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (streaming video file) (33 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound

Abstract:

Robots are a common theme in science fiction, but why? Professor Wolfe introduces you to Karel Capek, who adapted the word “robot” from a Czech word meaning “forced labor.” Witness the evolution of this concept in science fiction throughout history—including the introduction of the android, existential questions about the nature of cyborgs, and the consequences of robots who think..

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Film

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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Subject Term:

Education, Primary.

Literature.

Genre:

Educational films.

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