Title: Trurl’s Machine Author: Stanislaw Lem As a boy Stanislaw Lem showed an early interest in science as well as in the imaginary worlds of fantasy and science fiction. The young Lem’s interest in tinkering mechanical devices of all sorts was put to use by secretly damaging the German vehicles during the Nazi occupation. Later on‚ he became a full time writer establishing himself as leading science fiction writer in Eastern Europe. This writer from Lvov Poland (now Ukraine) worked on serious
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Stanislaw Lem‚ an ex-Communist member‚ had many complaints about the order in which the Communist party operated. In his short story‚ Trurl’s Machine‚ Lem satirizes Communist control over thought. He employs setting‚ symbolism‚ and character to create a subtle‚ yet powerful blow against attempts to control the masses. The combination of these three tools forms a humorous and insightful read. Lem uses a lot of symbolism. The Machine symbolizes the Communist party and its drive to have power
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Stanisław Lem (staˈɲiswaf lɛm) was a Polish science fiction‚ philosophical and satirical writer. His books have been translated into 41 languages and have sold over 27 million copies. He is perhaps best known as the author of Solaris‚ which has twice been made into a feature film. In 1976‚ Theodore Sturgeon claimed that Lem was the most widely read science-fiction writer in the world. His works explore philosophical themes; speculation on technology‚ the nature of intelligence‚ the impossibility
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Parañaque National High School ( Don Galo Annex ) Sta. Monica St. Don Galo.‚ Parañaque City Trurl’s Machine Submitted By: Rim‚ Ma. Christina IV- Juan Luna Submitted to: Kate Junniler ------------------------------------------------- Stanisław Lem ------------------------------------------------- Stanisław Lem 12 September 1921 – 27 March 2006) was a Polish writer of science fiction‚ philosophy and satire. His books have been translated into 41 languages and have sold over 27 million
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JASON GIO Stanislaw Lem (Polish pronunciation: [staˈɲiswaf ˈlɛm] ( listen); 12 September 1921 – 27 March 2006) was a Polish writer of science fiction‚ philosophy and satire. His books have been translated into 41 languages and have sold over 27 million copies.[2] He is known as the author of the 1961 novel Solaris‚ which has been made into a feature film three times. In 1976 Theodore Sturgeon said that Lem was the most widely read science fiction writer in the world.[3] In 1996‚ Lem was the recipient
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“Trurl’s Machine” is the story an inventor who makes an eight-story thinking machine .The story is an attempt to portray the censorship of the people by a communist regime. Lem does this through the use of character‚ plot and symbolism. The characters in “Trurl’s Machine” have very different personalities. First‚ we meet Trurl‚ the constructor. He is a scientist and an inventor‚ but he has an artistic side. This he shows by giving the machine face. He has a quick temper and no patience for
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The Time Machine (by H.G Wells) Summary The narrator recounts the explanation of two difficult ideas by a man he refers to as the Time Traveller to an after-dinner group. The group includes a Psychologist‚ a Medical Man‚ a Provincial Mayor‚ and a few other men. The Time Traveller shows them a smaller prototype of the time machine‚ and when he pulls a lever‚ it disappears--into the future‚ he claims. At the next week’s dinner‚ the Time Traveller comes in midway through the meal‚ haggard and limping
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Biography for Stanislaw Lem More at IMDbPro » ad feedback Date of Birth 12 September 1921‚ Lwów‚ Lwowskie‚ Poland [now Lviv‚ Ukraine] Date of Death 27 March 2006‚ Kraków‚ Malopolskie‚ Poland (heart disease) Mini Biography Stanislaw Lem was a visionary Polish author known for Solaris (2002). He was born on September 12‚ 1921‚ in Lwów‚ Poland. His father‚ Samuel Lem‚ was a wealthy laryngologist who served in the Austrian army. His mother‚ Sabina Woller‚ was a homemaker. Although
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The Time Machine Mischel Figusch Englisch-LK Jg. 13 Plot Summary The novel begins with a dinner meeting at the Time Traveller’s house. The present intellectual group‚ consisting of the narrator‚ a Psychologist‚ a Medical Man and a Provincial Mayor are discussing the theme of the fourth dimension‚ i.e. time. The TT tries to explain the theory and the possibility of time travelling. As the guests doubted his words he proves his theory with a small model of a time machine‚ which
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Gainesboro Machine Tools Corporation Executive Summary Company: Gainesboro Corporation is a company that began in 1923 as a manufacturer of metal machinery parts which was in high demand during the Second World War. Since then‚ Gainesboro has changed with the times‚ entering into the machine tool industry in 1975 and most recently has transitioned into computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) equipment manufacturer. Recently‚ two events have events have taken place
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