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Stranger than science: origins of tech-words 
eTaiwan News | Thu, May 28
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Robotics: In 1920, a playwright coined "robot" from the Czech word for "forced labor." It took two decades for science fiction writer Isaac Asimov to expand the word into the field of "robotics." Prucher says that it took another two decades for ...
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A History of 16 Science Fiction Classics, Told In Book Covers
A single book can inspire a wide range of covers, and sometimes those covers can be works of art themselves. We look at some classic science fiction novels and the various covers they've worn throughout the years. I, Robot by Isaac Asimov: Neuromancer by William Gibson:
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