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The soundtrack was written by Peter Schickele, a bassoonist who also composed comedy music under the name P. D. Q. Bach. [4] It contains two songs written by Schickele and Diane Lampert, which were performed by vocalist Joan Baez: "Silent Running" and "Rejoice in the Sun". [5] The two songs were issued as a single by Decca (32890).
Coppélia, a life-size dancing doll in the ballet of the same name, choreographed by Marius Petipa with music by Léo Delibes (1870) The word robot comes from Karel Čapek's play, R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots), written in 1920 in Czech and first performed in 1921. Performed in New York 1922 and an English edition published in 1923.
R2-D2 (/ ˌ ɑːr. t uː ˈ d iː t uː /) or Artoo-Detoo [1] is a fictional robot character in the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas.He has appeared in ten of the eleven theatrical Star Wars films to date, including every film in the "Skywalker Saga", which includes the original trilogy, the prequel trilogy and the sequel trilogy.
Artificial intelligence names Computer or program Robot or android Ref 1927 Metropolis: Germany Maria's robot double [1] 1934 Der Herr der Welt (i.e. Master of the World) Germany Überroboter / Kampfmaschine (i.e. fighting machine), working-robots 1935 Loss of Sensation: USSR: 1951 The Day the Earth Stood Still: USA Gort [1] 1957 The Invisible ...
Robot Hall of Fame director Shirley Saldamarco said of the changes: The technology and art of robotics are advancing at an increasingly rapid rate and so the Robot Hall of Fame also must evolve. As more students, workers and consumers become accustomed to robots, it seems like a natural step to give the public a voice in selecting inductees.
Silent Running was produced by Universal on a shoestring budget of one million dollars, one-tenth the budget of 2001. The film used a number of special effects techniques that Trumbull had helped develop. The spacecraft interiors were shot aboard a mothballed aircraft carrier, which lent its name to the movie spacecraft Valley Forge. Trumbull ...
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The song's original title was simply "Silent Running"; the name extension was given when the song was chosen to appear in the 1986 movie On Dangerous Ground, which was titled Choke Canyon in the United States. [6] The single was re-released in the UK in January 1986 to tie-in with the film, and peaked at No. 21 in the UK charts. [7]