1921: A new play premieres at the National Theater in Prague, the capital of what was then Czechoslovakia. R.U.R, (which stands for Rossum's Universal Robots) by Karel Capek, marks the first use of ...

In the past five months, wire news services have carried stories about new robots that can fetch bread, help the elderly out of bed, track whales, play violins, fill gas tanks and act like a monkey.

Prepare for rebellious automatons, a 300-year-old opera singer, and a pack of newts taking a page from Ira Glass. These and other inventions will unfold locally this fall courtesy of the Czech writer ...

On March 15 1939, as German occupying forces advanced on Prague, the Gestapo arrived at the home of No 3 on their most wanted list – only to discover that Karel Capek had been dead for three months.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

“Taking the first picture is one of the most thrilling moments in one’s life,” Čapek said in his column Man and Camera, published in October 1930. Karel Čapek, who was born in 1890 and died in 1938, ...

L is for Look explores the place of photography in children's books. From their rise in the 1930s, the exhibition traces the history of a medium that has seen images become a universal language.

The 2025 record price for Karel Capek was for RUR The 2024 record price for Karel Capek was for A) Zuidersee; B) Still Life with Suitcases The 2023 record price for Karel Capek was for Bílá nemoc.

Karel Capek of Berwyn, Age 82; beloved husband of Vlasta; loving father of Karel “K.C.” (Julie) Capek and Daniela (Navid) Shadlou; proud grandfather of Mikulas, Tomas and Jonas Capek and Navid Shadlou ...