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North Central Positronics appears in multiple works of Stephen King, sometimes as a passing reference or -- as in the Dark Tower series -- a central "character" to the story. It is a huge corporation which manufactures technologically-advanced items such as robots, computers, and weapons. Although almost all of North Central Positronics's products appear on the surface to be designed to benefit or protect civilization, these products are almost always shown in the story as dangerous, damaged, or perverted from their original purpose. This is most prominent in the Dark Tower series, where the few remaining North Central Positronics products still functioning have gone insane, preying upon life and the remnants of civilization. In a larger sense, North Central Positronics is a classical example of the Frankenstein Complex. A humanoid robot playing a trumpet In practical usage, a robot is a mechanical device which can perform complex tasks either according to direct human control, partial control with human supervision, or autonomously (that is, fully under computer control). ... A drawing of a desktop computer. ... The Dark Tower can refer to one of several things: The Dark Tower (series) — a series of novels by Stephen King. ... INSANE is a proprietary INteractive Streaming ANimation Engine developped by LucasArts. ... A civilization (American English) or civilisation (British English) has a variety of meanings related to human society. ... Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is a novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. ...

Stephen King uses North Central Positronics as an example of a society that has shunned the "natural" world, instead attempting to control the world via technology. In the Dark Tower series, the Old Ones -- the technologically advanced society that has "moved on" and left the world in ruin -- sought to replace the magical means by which the world was controlled with technology from North Central Positronics. Unfortunately, this technology either ran amok or degraded over time, wreaking destruction upon reality itself. The Dark Tower is a fantasy fiction, science fantasy, horror, and western themed series of novels by the American writer Stephen King. ... The ancient symbol of the pentagram is often used as a symbol for magic. ... See also: Innovation By the mid 20th century humans had achieved a level of technological mastery sufficient to leave the surface of the planet for the first time and explore space. ...

By the time it is encountered by Roland and his ka-tet, North Central Positronics is part of the Sombra Group, owned by the Crimson King, the personification of Satan and evil in the world of the Dark Tower. The Crimson King's stated goal is the destruction of the universe, thus the destructive failure of North Central Positronics's products can be seen as an ultimate design goal instead of an unfortunate happenstance. This theme is carried forward in every Stephen King book featuring North Central Positronics, but none more so than the Dark Tower series. Roland. ... Ka is the force that leads all living (and unliving) creatures, it is the equivilant of destiny, yet not. ... Spoiler warning: To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... If you were looking for the prog-rock band, that article is King Crimson The Crimson King. ... Gustave Dores depiction of Satan from John Miltons Paradise Lost Satan (שָׂטָן Standard Hebrew Satan, Greek and Latin Sátanas, Tiberian Hebrew Śāṭān; Aramaic שִׂטְנָא Śaṭanâ: both words mean Adversary; accuser) is an angel, demon, or minor god in many religions. ... ... The deepest visible-light image of the cosmos. ...

North Central Positronics can be seen as a parable on the futility of man's attempt to control nature and thus his destiny. In this sense, the ultimate failure of technology in the face of the natural and/or supernatural can be compared to the Tower of Babel, the Industrial Revolution, and such famous disasters such as the sinking of the RMS Titanic. The supernatural (Latin: super- exceeding + nature) comprises forces and phenomena which are beyond the realm of current scientific understanding, and which may actually directly contradict conventional scientific understandings. ... The Confusion of Tongues by Gustave Doré According to the narrative in Genesis Chapter 11 of the Bible, the Tower of Babel was a tower built by a united humanity in order to reach the heavens. ... The Industrial Revolution was the major technological, socioeconomic and cultural change in the late 18th and early 19th century resulting from the replacement of an economy based on manual labour to one dominated by industry and machine manufacture. ... The New York Herald reports the disaster. ...