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Related to material in The Revolt of the Machines
by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)

"For five thousand years, since that nigh legendary figure Einstein wrote and thought in the far-off mists of time, the scientists endeavored to reduce life and the universe to terms of a mathematical formula. And they thought they had succeeded. Throughout the world, machines did the work of man, and the aristos, owners of the machines, played in soft idleness in their crystal and gold pleasure cities. Even the prolat hordes, relieved of all but an hour or two per day of toil, were content in their warrens--content with the crumbs of their masters."

('The Revolt of the Machines' by Schachner and Zagat)

Science fiction in the News articles describe real-world events that relate to the ideas and inventions in sf novels and movies. Select a news article:

Tapster Automates Smartphone App Testing
   'Rapidly, purposefully, the metallic fingers moved over the key-boards...'- Schachner and Zagat, 1931.

Who Will Own The Robots?
   '...machines did the work of man, and the aristos, owners of the machines, played in soft idleness...'- Zagat and Schachner, 1931.

T-Mobile Sues Huawei Over Button Pushing Robot Idea From The 1930's
   'Not the slightest change in their working betrayed the fact that they were now being directed by a machine instead of human beings.'- Schachner and Zagat, 1931.

Button-Pushing Robots Have Taken Our Jobs, Thankfully
   'The ten forked ends of each arm commenced a rattling pressing of the buttons.'- Schachner and Zagat, 1931.

Robot Deltu Is Ready To Play With You
   '...A rattling pressing of the buttons.' - Schachner and Zagat, 1931.

Robots Help People Get Dressed, As Predicted In 1931
   Yes, people of the future, robots will dress you.

Mobot Robot Tests Smartphone Apps With Its Finger
   'Rapidly, purposefully, the metallic fingers moved over the key-boards...' - Schachner and Zagat, 1931.

'No, I'm Not A Robot' - Robot
   '... with a weird simulation of life, the ten forked ends of each arm commenced a rattling pressing of the buttons.' - Schachner and Zagat, 1931.

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