Krakatit: Translated by Lawrence Hyde
by Karel Capek
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- Hardcover
- first
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About This Item
In a wildly romantic novel, Capek hypothesizes a material that can cause great explosions, which he names krakatit, after the volcano Krakatoa. It is exploded with high-frequency radio waves. Many readers have identified krakatit as the first nuclear explosive. Because Capek is famous for introducing the word robot. this novel is also seen as a bleak prediction of the future.
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- Bookseller
- BRYAN BUNCH BOOKS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 500
- Title
- Krakatit
- Author
- Karel Capek
- Format/Binding
- Gray textured cloth with red lettering; slightly cocked
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First in English
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Geoffrey Bles
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1925
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- nuclear explosions
- Size
- 5 x 7.5, 416 pages
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