The Aurophone
| Title | The Aurophone |
| Year for Search | 1890 |
| Authors | Cole, Cyrus |
| Date Published | 1890 |
| Publisher | Charles H. Kerr & Co |
| Place Published | Chicago, IL |
| Keywords | Male author, US author |
| Annotation | Communication with a scientifically advanced Saturn, which has demonstrated the existence of immortality. The initial result is peace and prosperity, with slavery abolished and temperance enforced through the death penalty, but with the social structure and division between the rich and poor unchanged. Later robots (called dummies) are invented and do all the work. The robots revolt, and after the revolt is defeated, it is decided that everyone must work. An industrial army straight out of 1888 Bellamy is established. |
| Holding Institutions | W3,1142 |
| Full Text | 1890 Cole, Cyrus. The Aurophone. Communication with a scientifically advanced Saturn, which has demonstrated the existence of immortality. The initial result is peace and prosperity, with slavery abolished and temperance enforced through the death penalty, but with the social structure and division between the rich and poor unchanged. Later robots (called dummies) are invented and do all the work. The robots revolt, and after the revolt is defeated, it is decided that everyone must work. An industrial army straight out of 1888 Bellamy is established. |
