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A robot must protect its own existence as long as
such protection does not conflict with the First or
Second Law.

~ Isaac Asimov, The Third Law of Robotics
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1970/ongoing
Kraftwerk
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1970/ongoing
Kraftwerk
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1970/ongoing
Kraftwerk
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Bangkok, 1986
Sumet Jumsai, Robot Building
(Bank of Asia)
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Bangkok, 1986
Sumet Jumsai, Robot Building
(Bank of Asia)
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Bangkok, 1986
Sumet Jumsai, Robot Building
(Bank of Asia)
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1931
Boris Karloff in a Still from: James
Whale, Frankenstein
William Henry Pratt (November 23, 1887/February
2, 1969), better known by his stage name Boris
Karloff, was an English actor.
Karloff is best remembered for his roles in horror
films and his portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in
Frankenstein (1931), Bride of Frankenstein (1935),
and Son of Frankenstein (1939). His popularity
following Frankenstein was such that for a brief
time he was billed simply as "Karloff" or "Karloff
the Uncanny". His best-known non-horror role is as
the Grinch, as well as the narrator, in the
animated television special of Dr. Seusss How the
Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966).
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1931
Boris Karloff in a Still from: James
Whale, Frankenstein
Karloff is best remembered for his roles in horror
films and his portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in
Frankenstein (1931), Bride of Frankenstein (1935),
and Son of Frankenstein (1939). His popularity
following Frankenstein was such that for a brief
time he was billed simply as "Karloff" or "Karloff
the Uncanny". His best-known non-horror role is as
the Grinch, as well as the narrator, in the
animated television special of Dr. Seusss How the
Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966).
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1931
Boris Karloff in a Still from: James
Whale, Frankenstein
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1931
A Still from: James Whale,
Frankenstein
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1899
Mikol Ale, Rabi Loew and Golem
I am frustrated by the legend of the Golem in the
same way I am frustrated that people buy Kafka
souvenirs on every street in Prague but dont
bother to read his books. Rabbi Karel Sidon, the
chief rabbi of the Czech Republic.
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2007
Michal Maas, Statue of Clay Golem
Depicting Prague Golem
-photo taken in the Czech Republic-
In Prague, there are Golem hotels; Golem door-
making companies; Golem clay figurines (made in
China); a recent musical starring a dancing Golem;
and a Czech strongman called the Golem who
bends iron bars with his teeth. The Golem has also
infiltrated Czech cuisine: the menu at the non-
kosher restaurant called the Golem features a
rabbis pocket of beef tenderloin and a $7
crisis special of roast pork and potatoes that
would surely have rattled the venerable Rabbi
Judah Loew ben Bezalel, the Golems supposed
maker.
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ca. 1520/September 17, 1609
Judah Loew Ben Bezalel Working on
the Golem
-alt. Loewe, Lwe or Levai-
Loewe, widely known to scholars of Judaism as the
Maharal of Prague, or simply The MaHaRaL, the
Hebrew acronym of "Moreinu ha-Rav Loew", ("Our
Teacher, Rabbi Loew") was an important Talmudic
scholar, Jewish mystic, and philosopher who
served as a leading rabbi in the city of Prague in
Bohemia for most of his life.
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2009
Philippe Semeria, The Golem
The Hebrew word for "Truth", one of the names of
God, is written on his forehead.
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2007
Unknown Author, Reproduction of the
Prague Golem
Eva Bergerova, a theater director who is staging a
play about the Golem, said it was no coincidence
that this Central European story was ubiquitous at
a time of swine flu and economic distress. The
Golem starts wandering the streets during times of
crises, when people are worried, Ms. Bergerova
said. He is a projection of societys neuroses, a
symbol of our fears and concerns. He is the
ultimate crisis monster.
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2007
Unknown Author, Rabbi Loewe and
the Golem
The surge in popularity of the Golem also
anticipated the 400th anniversary in September of
Rabbi Loews death in 1609, at nearly 100. A
Jewish mystic and philosopher who a leading
scholar of the Talmud and kabbalah and wrote at
least 22 books, he was known widely as the
Maharal, a great sage.
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John Casey, The Golem
Text and more from: http://www.nytimes.
com/2009/05/11/world/europe/11golem.html