The Doctor's Sonic Screwdriver is being added to the Oxford English Dictionary.
With the phrase being added officially in June, the OED describe it as an "electronic device which uses sound waves to perform various mechanical and technical functions".
'Fury From the Deep' was the first story to feature the Sonic Screwdriver back in 1968. Patrick Troughton's Second Doctor used the device to open a hatch on a gas pipeline.
The Sonic has also gone through many changes to its physical appearance over the years, and was eventually destroyed in the 1980s, in the hands of Peter Davison's Fifth Doctor, by a Tereleptil renegade.
With the phrase being added officially in June, the OED describe it as an "electronic device which uses sound waves to perform various mechanical and technical functions".
'Fury From the Deep' was the first story to feature the Sonic Screwdriver back in 1968. Patrick Troughton's Second Doctor used the device to open a hatch on a gas pipeline.
The Sonic has also gone through many changes to its physical appearance over the years, and was eventually destroyed in the 1980s, in the hands of Peter Davison's Fifth Doctor, by a Tereleptil renegade.
When Doctor Who returned to our screens in 2005, the Sonic Screwdriver was resurrected once again. It could now be considered the Doctor's oldest and most loyal friend, after the TARDIS, of course!
Although harmless, the Sonic has certainly proved itself as being hugely powerful. David Tennant's Tenth Doctor quite rightly points out that the sonic "doesn't kill, doesn't wound, doesn't maim," in the 2006 story 'Doomsday', but that it is "very good at opening doors."
Soon after, the Sonic blasts open a nearby doorway, triggering Jake and a Cyberman to burst into the room with all guns blazing, starting a battle against the Daleks of the Cult of Skaro.
Looking outside of the show, many attempts have been made recreate this wonderful piece of technology. Back in 2012, scientists at Dundee University created a large tabletop machine which lifted and turned objects using beams of ultrasound.
Previously added to the Oxford English Dictionary were 'TARDIS', 'Dalek' and 'Cyberman', and now it is the trusty Sonic Screwdriver's turn to join the family!
You can find out more about this story on the OED website.
Although harmless, the Sonic has certainly proved itself as being hugely powerful. David Tennant's Tenth Doctor quite rightly points out that the sonic "doesn't kill, doesn't wound, doesn't maim," in the 2006 story 'Doomsday', but that it is "very good at opening doors."
Soon after, the Sonic blasts open a nearby doorway, triggering Jake and a Cyberman to burst into the room with all guns blazing, starting a battle against the Daleks of the Cult of Skaro.
Looking outside of the show, many attempts have been made recreate this wonderful piece of technology. Back in 2012, scientists at Dundee University created a large tabletop machine which lifted and turned objects using beams of ultrasound.
Previously added to the Oxford English Dictionary were 'TARDIS', 'Dalek' and 'Cyberman', and now it is the trusty Sonic Screwdriver's turn to join the family!
You can find out more about this story on the OED website.
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