Mysteries of vernacular: Robot

Title:
Mysteries of vernacular: Robot
Speaker:
Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel
Description:

In 1920, Czech writer Karel Čapek wrote a play about human-like machines, thereby inventing the term robot from the Central European word for forced labor. Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel explain how the science fiction staple earned its name.

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Video Language:
English
Team:
closed TED
Project:
TED-Ed
Duration:
02:18
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