NCSML Rossum's Universal Robots Book Club
Welcome to the R.U.R. book club website. Through a partnership between the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library and Metro High School, we hope to engage students in thoughtful discussions, at home activities, and readings. Rossum's Universal Robots was written by Czech author, Karel Čapek. RUR introduced the word 'robot' to the English Language and to science fiction as a whole and therefor is a seminal work and genre defining piece of literature. Karel wrote this play in 1920 and to celebrate its 100 year anniversary, the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library will be opening the exhibit "A Century of Robots" but until then read it for free online and have thoughtful group discussions with your peers.
Ways to participate weekly in the NCSML Book Club
Updated for Week 2
Enter the RUR Scholarship
Win $750 by recording a video of yourself performing a scene from RUR!
Send video to shenderson@ncsml.org to enter!
Create your own Recycle-bot
Winner will get a prize basket from the Museum Store! Just hashtag your creation #NCSMLbots on social media to enter.