Robot Visions
From Isaac Asimov, the writer whose name is synonymous with robots and the science of robotics, here are five decades of robot visions--thirty-four landmark stories and essays, including three rare tales--gathered together in one volume.
Meet all of Asimov's most famous creations: Robbie, the very first robot that his imagination brought to life; Susan Calvin, the original robot psychologist; Stephen Byerley, the humanoid robot; and the famous human-robot detective team of Lije Baley and R. Daneel Olivaw, who have appeared in such bestselling novesl as The Robots of Dawn and Robots and Empire.
Let the master himself guide you through the key moments in the fictional history of robot-human relations--from the most primitive computers and movile machines to the first robot to become a man. (Description from back cover)
Chapter List (34 chapters)
Stories Introduction: The Robot Chronicles
Stories Robot Visions
Stories Too Bad!
Stories Robbie
Stories Reason
Stories Liar!
Stories Runaround
Stories Evidence
Stories Little Lost Robot
Stories The Evitable Conflict
Stories Feminine Intuition
Stories The Bicentennial Man
Stories Someday
Stories Think!
Stories Segregationist
Stories Mirror Image
Stories Lenny
Stories Galley Slave
Essays Robots I Have Known
Essays The New Teachers
Essays Whatever You Wish
Essays The Friends We Make
Essays Our Intelligent Tools
Essays The Laws Of Robotics
Essays Future Fantastic
Essays The Machine And The Robot
Essays The New Profession
Essays The Robot As Enemy?
Essays Intelligences Together
Essays My Robots
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