An edition of I, Robot (1950)

I, Robot

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An edition of I, Robot (1950)

I, Robot

Bantam edition
  • 4.2 (155 ratings) ·
  • 969 Want to read
  • 63 Currently reading
  • 261 Have read

THE THREE LAWS or ROBOTICS 1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
2. A robot must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the first or Second Law.

Isaac Asimov changed our perception of robots forever when he formulated the classic laws governing their behavior. In I, Robot Asimov chronicles the development of the robot from its primitive origins in the present to its ultimate perfection in the not-so- distant future—a future in which humanity itself may rendered obsolete.

Here are stories of robots gone mad, mind-reading robots, robots with a sense of humor, robot politicians, and robots who secretly run the world, all told with the dramatic blend of science fact and science fiction that has become Asimov's trademark.
--back cover

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Spectra
Language
English

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1996, HarperCollins Publishers
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1991-12, Spectra/Bantam Books
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1991-12, Spectra
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I, Robot
1983-12, Del Rey
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1977?, Fawcett Crest
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1956-03, New American Library
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Book Details


First Sentence

"I looked at my notes and I didn't like them."

Edition Notes

Published in
New York
Series
The Robot Series
Copyright Date
1991

Classifications

Library of Congress
PS3551.S5

The Physical Object

Format
Mass Market Paperback
Pagination
272p.

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27927889M
Internet Archive
irobot00asim_1
ISBN 10
0553294385
ISBN 13
9780553294385
OCLC/WorldCat
797126064
Goodreads
42282710

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Work Description

I, Robot is a fixup novel of science fiction short stories or essays by American writer Isaac Asimov. The stories originally appeared in the American magazines Super Science Stories and Astounding Science Fiction between 1940 and 1950 and were then compiled into a book for stand-alone publication by Gnome Press in 1950, in an initial edition of 5,000 copies. The stories are woven together by a framing narrative in which the fictional Dr. Susan Calvin tells each story to a reporter (who serves as the narrator) in the 21st century. Although the stories can be read separately, they share a theme of the interaction of humans, robots, and morality, and when combined they tell a larger story of Asimov's fictional history of robotics.


Contains:
"Introduction" (the initial portion of the framing story or linking text)
"Robbie" (1940, 1950)
"Runaround" (1942)
"Reason" (1941)
"Catch That Rabbit" (1944)
"Liar!" (1941)
"Little Lost Robot" (1947)
"Escape!" (1945)
"Evidence" (1946)
"The Evitable Conflict" (1950)



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Foundation / I, Robot
Great Science Fiction Stories

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