Difference between revisions of "Karel Capek"
Karel Capek
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(Bot: Automated import of articles) |
|||
| (4 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | ( | + | (Were you looking for [[RUR (Rike)|Dave Rike’s fanzine ''RUR'']]?) |
| − | |||
| − | + | (January 9, 1890 - December 25, 1938) | |
| − | + | '''Karel Čapek''' was a [[Czech]] writer best known for his 1920 play, '''''R.U.R.''''', about Rossum's Universal Robots (''Rossumovi Univerzální Roboti''), which introduced the term ''[[robot]]''. | |
| + | It was also the inspiration for “Q.U.R.,” a 1943 SF story by [[Anthony Boucher]] (see [[Liquors]]). | ||
| + | |||
| + | {{SFE|name=capek_karel}}. | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | {{person | born=1890 | died=1938}} | ||
[[Category:europe]] | [[Category:europe]] | ||
[[Category:pro]] | [[Category:pro]] | ||
| + | {{DISPLAYTITLE:Karel Čapek}} | ||
Latest revision as of 20:03, 19 June 2021
(Were you looking for Dave Rike’s fanzine RUR?)
(January 9, 1890 - December 25, 1938)
Karel Čapek was a Czech writer best known for his 1920 play, R.U.R., about Rossum's Universal Robots (Rossumovi Univerzální Roboti), which introduced the term robot.
It was also the inspiration for “Q.U.R.,” a 1943 SF story by Anthony Boucher (see Liquors).
Entry in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.
| Person | 1890—1938 |
| This is a biography page. Please extend it by adding more information about the person, such as fanzines and apazines published, awards, clubs, conventions worked on, GoHships, impact on fandom, external links, anecdotes, etc. See Standards for People and The Naming of Names. |
