The word “robot” was first appeared in the 1921 play “R.U.R.” by Czech writer Karel Capek. The word was coined by the author’s brother Josef. The word “robotics,” the science and technology of robots, was coined by:

A) Thomas Edison

B) Albert Einstein

C) Isaac Asimov

D) Stephen Hawking

Wednesday’s answer: No vice president of the past 50 years had previously been Speaker of the House. Nelson Rockefeller (Ford’s V.P.) had been governor of New York, current V.P. Dick Cheney was once Secretary of Defense, and Hubert Humphrey (Johnson’s V.P.) had been mayor of Minneapolis.