The Twonky

Kuttner, Henry (writing as Lewis Padgett [possibly in collaboration with C. L. Moore]). "The Twonky." Astounding Sept. 1942. Rpt. Souls in Metal, q.v. under Anthologies.

A "twonky" is "more than a robot" and a lot more than the radio it appears to be: it's a monitoring, "readjusting," and, if necessary, destroying machine. Made into a film by Arch Oboler (see THE TWONKY (theatrical film) under Drama).

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