He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature a total of seven times, but never won. He was a strong supporter of free expression and opposed both communism and fascism in Europe. Čapek also wrote several political works that dealt with difficult and emotionally charged issues of his time. This particular play introduced the word “robot” for the first time. (Rossum’s Universal Robots) in January 1921. He is known for several novels and plays including, War with the Newts that was published in 1936 and the play R.U.R. Karel Čapek was a critic, playwright, and novelist who wrote science fiction before it was officially a genre. An asteroid discovered by Lubos Kohoutek in 1931 was named after Čapek.Čapek was an avowed anti-fascist and anti-communist who was ranked as “public enemy number 2” in Czechoslovakia by the Gestapo.(Rossum’s Universal Robots) introduced the word “robot” for the first time. Karel Čapek delved into science fiction with several novels and plays including War with the Newts, published in 1936.
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