![Today in Literary History – January 9, 1890 – Karel Čapek, the science fiction writer who invented the term “robot” is born – bookworm norm Today in Literary History – January 9, 1890 – Karel Čapek, the science fiction writer who invented the term “robot” is born – bookworm norm](https://booknormblog.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/karel-capek-czech-writer.jpg?w=525)
Today in Literary History – January 9, 1890 – Karel Čapek, the science fiction writer who invented the term “robot” is born – bookworm norm
![Karel Capek Fairy Tales - With One Extra as a Makeweight and Illustrated by Joseph Capek: Capek, Karel, Capek, Josef: 9781447478034: Amazon.com: Books Karel Capek Fairy Tales - With One Extra as a Makeweight and Illustrated by Joseph Capek: Capek, Karel, Capek, Josef: 9781447478034: Amazon.com: Books](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/412s-iXqxIL._SR600%2C315_PIWhiteStrip%2CBottomLeft%2C0%2C35_PIStarRatingFIVE%2CBottomLeft%2C360%2C-6_SR600%2C315_ZA9%2C445%2C290%2C400%2C400%2CAmazonEmberBold%2C12%2C4%2C0%2C0%2C5_SCLZZZZZZZ_FMpng_BG255%2C255%2C255.jpg)
Karel Capek Fairy Tales - With One Extra as a Makeweight and Illustrated by Joseph Capek: Capek, Karel, Capek, Josef: 9781447478034: Amazon.com: Books
![They never think up anything original. They'd make fine university professors." Karel Čapek, playwright, born… | University professor, Playwright, Quote of the day They never think up anything original. They'd make fine university professors." Karel Čapek, playwright, born… | University professor, Playwright, Quote of the day](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/50/06/47/500647d400369f219e09e055a85b261d.jpg)
They never think up anything original. They'd make fine university professors." Karel Čapek, playwright, born… | University professor, Playwright, Quote of the day
![Karel Capek - portrait of the Czech writer. 9 January 1890 - 26 December 1938. Introduced and made popular the word 'robot' in Stock Photo - Alamy Karel Capek - portrait of the Czech writer. 9 January 1890 - 26 December 1938. Introduced and made popular the word 'robot' in Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/ERHGBC/karel-capek-portrait-of-the-czech-writer-9-january-1890-26-december-ERHGBC.jpg)
Karel Capek - portrait of the Czech writer. 9 January 1890 - 26 December 1938. Introduced and made popular the word 'robot' in Stock Photo - Alamy
![Čapek | Krakatit, Prague, 1924, original decorative wrappers | Books and Manuscripts: 19th and 20th Century | 2021 | Sotheby's Čapek | Krakatit, Prague, 1924, original decorative wrappers | Books and Manuscripts: 19th and 20th Century | 2021 | Sotheby's](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fa0b5ce/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1477x2000+0+0/resize/2048x2773!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2Fde%2Fff%2F2044dd95465587bed1c40f4ef0ba%2Fl21404-bql8l-1.jpg)