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Author
Index
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Isaac
Asimov |
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Title
Index
I |
I,
Robot |
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| Year |
1950 |
| Publisher |
Voyager
Classics |
| ISBN |
0007119631 |
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Synopsis
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When
Earth is ruled by
master-machines,
when robots often
seem more human
than people. The
Three Laws of
Robotics ensure
that mankind
remains superior
and the robots are
kept in their
rightful
place. But
an insane
telepathic robot
is produced by an
error; a robot
assembled in space
logically deduces
its superiority to
non-rational
humanity; and when
machines serve
mankind rather
than individual
humans, a
machine's idea of
what is good for
society may itself
contravene the
sacred Three Laws. |
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Review
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Isaac
Asimov ushered in
the Robot Age with
these
stories. Far
removed from the
metal monsters of
pulp science
fiction, his
positronic robots
gave him the scope
to examine the
minefield of human
psychology by
exploring the
possibilities of
artificial
intelligence.
These timeless
stories from the
Grand Master of
science fiction
provide a
fascinating
insight into how
robots and humans
might
co-exist.
Asimov's
questioning of
definitions of
humanity and human
behaviour
continues to
capture the
imagination in
these brilliantly
inventive and
thought-provoking
tales. |
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Credit:
NASA
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Soichi
in Space
STS-114
astronaut
Soichi
Noguchi
waves from
the
Shuttle
payload
bay,
backdropped
by the
Earth
below.
During the
mission's
second
spacewalk,
Noguchi
and
Discovery
crewmate
Steve
Robinson
replaced a
failed
gyroscope
which
keeps the
International
Space
Station in
the proper
position
in orbit. |
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NASA
Image of
the day
archive |
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