In 1977, at the height of the term’s popular usage, George Lucas shortened it to “droid” - used to refer C-3P0, R2D2, and other automatons in Star Wars - and laid claim to the word. Dick most famously employed the term in his series of android-related fiction throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s, also agreeing that androids were generally “human” in appearance. In Edward Hamilton’s Captain Future (1940), a distinction was made between robots (mechanical beings not resembling humans), and androids (mechanical beings resembling humans). In his 1886 science fiction novel, L’Ève future (Tomorrow’s Eve), French author Auguste Villiers de l’Isle-Adam tells the story of a fictionalized Thomas Edison who builds an “android” version of his friend’s wife - “without the bothersome traits.” Retaining this meaning, the term gradually made its way to the United States, as evidenced by a series of patents for mechanized, humanoid “Doll Androides” filed by toy-makers.Īs a term, “Android” made thousands of appearances in science fiction works throughout the 20th century. Albertus Magnus, a Catholic saint who lived in the 12th century Holy Roman Empire.īy the mid-19th century, the term began to assume its modern definition as a robot with human-like qualities. Originally, it was used to refer to the efforts by alchemists to create a homunculus, or a “miniature, fully formed human” - specifically those efforts by St. “Android” first appeared as the word “Androides” deep in the pages of Ephraim Chambers’ Cyclopædia, an English dictionary of mechanical and scientific terms, in 1728. While George Lucas technically coined the word “droid” in 1977’s Star Wars, it is merely a bastardized form of “android”, which can be traced back nearly 300 years. For some companies, this has come with financial and/or time-consuming repercussions.Ī 19th century engraving from Goethe’s Faust part II, picturing a man creating an “Androides” (a little man) with alchemy That’s because technically, George Lucas invented the word in 1977 - and some 30 years later, just before Verizon rejuvenated “Droid”, Lucas trademarked it. And in every instance of its use, Lucasfilm either makes money, or takes legal action. It is used to describe a wide array of robots, both human-like and and not-so-human-like. It graces the pages of hundreds of science fiction novels and appears in countless films. It’s the name brand of a variety of popular smart phones produced by Verizon. “Droid” is a pretty popular word these days. Star Wars Episdoe IV: A New Hope (1977) Stormtrooper: These aren’t the droids we’re looking for. OL18934643W Page_number_confidence 96.59 Pages 1322 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.18 Ppi 360 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20220420230329 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 802 Scandate 20220420040022 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 0550142304 Tts_version 4.Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi: These aren’t the droids you’re looking for. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 01:06:29 Associated-names Barnhart, Robert K Steinmetz, Sol Autocrop_version 0.0.12_books-20220331-0.2 Bookplateleaf 0006 Boxid IA40438107 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier
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