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The Absolute at Large
By Karel Capek
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By Karel Capek
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"One of the genuine masterpieces of scifi." — R. D. Mullen
In this satirical and enduringly relevant work of science fiction, the acclaimed Czech author Karel Čapek offers a prescient fable of the benefits and dangers of atomic power. Originally published in 1922, the story is set in a thenfuturistic Czechoslovakia of 1943, in which an inventor develops the Karburator, a device with the potential to provide abundant lowcost energy. But the reactor's exciting possibilities are shadowed by ...
In this satirical and enduringly relevant work of science fiction, the acclaimed Czech author Karel Čapek offers a prescient fable of the benefits and dangers of atomic power. Originally published in 1922, the story is set in a thenfuturistic Czechoslovakia of 1943, in which an inventor develops the Karburator, a device with the potential to provide abundant lowcost energy. But the reactor's exciting possibilities are shadowed by ...