Science Diction: The Origin Of The Word 'Robot'

Robot is a relative newcomer to the English language. It was the brainchild of the Czech playwright, novelist and journalist Karel ?apek, who introduced it in his 1920 hit play, R.U.R., or Rossum's Universal Robots. Science historian Howard Markel discusses how ?apek thought up the word.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/04/22/135634400/science-diction-the-origin-of-the-word-robot?ft=1&f=1007

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