(and ps: yes I know these are just fictional but I can't pass up a chance to quote the master...hell he even invented the word Robotics!)
The word "robot" was invented by Czech sci-fi writer Carl Capek.
Early sci-fi was considered trash, its writers werent considered real writers. And yet decades later we can look at those early works and see depth of theme, symbolism, characters, and plot/story structure that rival literature. The "word smithing" or flowery poetic language used in most literature was lacking because many of the writers had an in science not poetry. But the symbolism was much richer even tho the language was plainer.
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(and ps: yes I know these are just fictional but I can't pass up a chance to quote the master...hell he even invented the word Robotics!) The word "robot" was invented by Czech sci-fi writer Carl Capek.
Early sci-fi was considered trash, its writers werent considered real writers. And yet decades later we can look at those early works and see depth of theme, symbolism, characters, and plot/story structure that rival literature. The "word smithing" or flowery poetic language used in most literature was lacking because many of the writers had an in science not poetry. But the symbolism was much richer even tho the language was plainer.