Aug 30, 2022
From robotics to virus, did you know that these words were actually coined by science fiction writers? Here we list down some such words.
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Apart from his books, author Isaac Asimov is well-known for his three laws of robotics. Robotics was first used as a word in his story 'Liar!', which was published in 1941.
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The word genetic engineering was first used in Jack Williamson’s science fiction novel titled 'Dragon’s Island', which was also published in 1941.
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The term 'Zero-gravity' was first used by Jack Binder in 1938-- it was used to refer to a gravity-less state of the Earth’s center. Later in 1952, the term "zero-g" was used by author Arthur C. Clarke in his novel 'Islands in the Sky'.
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It was author Dave Gerrold who first used the term virus, in context of computer virus, in his 1972 book titled 'When Harlie Was One'.
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Did you know that it was author E. E. Smith who first used the term "pressure suit"? These are a kind of suits that maintain a stable and standard pressure around one's body and they are often used by astronauts today.
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The term 'deep space' was first used by author E. E. Smith in 1934!
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The term 'Worms' for a type of self-cloning computer program was first used by author John Brunner in his book 'Shockwave Rider' which was first published in 1975.
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