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"Science fiction writers foresee the inevitable, and although problems and catastrophes may be inevitable, solutions are not."
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Tik-Tok is the progenitor of classic science fiction robots - a mechanical man, made of metal. the robots in Forbidden Planet and The Day the Earth Stood Still are typical of the fictional creations descended from Baum's character.
Compare to the Steam Man from The Steam Man of the Prairies (1868) by Edward S. Ellis and the robot from R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) (1920) by Karel Capek. Comment/Join this discussion ( 0 ) | RSS/XML | Blog This | Additional
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