UBER

QUESTION = 

The word "über" carries much of its English sense implying irresistibility or invincibility to the iconic American hero 'Superman'. The name "Uber" is a reference to the common (and somewhat slangy) word "uber", meaning "topmost" or "super", and having its origins in the German word "uber" meaning "above". Who coined the Uber ?

ANSWER =

In 1883, German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche coined the term "Ubermensch" to describe the higher state to which he felt men might aspire. The term was brought into English by George Bernard Shaw in the title to his 1903 play 'Man and Superman'. During his rise to power, Adolf Hitler adopted Nietzsche's term, using it in his descriptions of an Aryan master race.

It was in this context that America Jewish comic book creator Jerry Siegel encountered the term and conceived the 1933 story "The Reign of the Superman", in which the superman (not to be confused with his later superhero character) is "an evil mastermind with advanced mental powers". Shortly afterward, Siegel and artist Joseph into the iconic American hero he subsequently became.

It is through this association with the superhero that the term "über" carries much of its English sense implying irresistibility or invincibility. 

Regarding Uber Technologies Inc. which is a transportation network company headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States , operating in 570 cities worldwide. At a $68B valuation, Uber is worth more than GM, Ford, Honda, and most other auto makers.To put things into perspective, the only US public internet companies worth MORE than Uber right now are Apple ($578B), Google ($525B), Microsoft ($462B), Amazon ($350B), Facebook ($350B),