The three laws of 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 to 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. With these three, simple directives, Isaac Asimov changed our perception of robots forever when he formulated the laws governing their behavior. In I, Robot, Asimov chronicles the development of the robot through a series of interlinked stories: from its primitive origins in the present to its ultimate perfection in the not-so-distant future--a future in which humanity itself may be rendered obsolete. Here are stories of robots gone mad, of mind-read robots, and robots with a sense of humor. Of robot politicians, and robots who secretly run the world--all told with the dramatic blend of science fact and science fiction that has become Asmiov's trademark.
year: 1970, 1991, 2004, 2008, 1967, 1987, 1963, 1977, 1950
call number/section: 1000
subjects: short stories, science fiction, science fiction, american, robots, fiction, electronic books, electronic books
Editions
Asimov, Isaac
(1970)
Schools: 2
Asimov, Isaac
(1991)
Schools: 5
Asimov, Isaac
Bantam Books (2004)
Dr. Susan Calvin, the first great practitioner of the new science of robopsychology in 2008, looks back on her career with U.S. Robotics on the occasion of her retirement fifty years later, telling stories of how the mechanical race developed.
Schools: 8
Asimov, Isaac
Bantam Books (2008)
The three laws of 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 to 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. With these three, simple directives, Isaac Asimov changed our perception of robots forever when he formulated the laws governing their behavior. In I, Robot, Asimov chronicles the development of the robot through a series of interlinked stories: from its primitive origins in the present to its ultimate perfection in the not-so-distant future--a future in which humanity itself may be rendered obsolete. Here are stories of robots gone mad, of mind-read robots, and robots with a sense of humor. Of robot politicians, and robots who secretly run the world--all told with the dramatic blend of science fact and science fiction that has become Asmiov's trademark.
Schools: 5
Asimov, Isaac
Fawcett Crest (1967)
Schools: 2
Asimov, Isaac
Ballantine (1987)
Nine science fiction stories about robots, including "Runaround," "Little Lost Rabbit," "Evidence," "Reason," and "The Evitable Conflict.".
Schools: 0
Asimov, Isaac
Doubleday (1963)
Schools: 0
Asimov, Isaac
Bantam Books (1977)
Schools: 0
Asimov, Isaac
Doubleday (1963)
Schools: 0
Asimov, Isaac
Ballantine Books (1950)
Schools: 1
Asimov, Isaac
Doubleday (1963)
Schools: 0
Asimov, Isaac
Dr. Susan Calvin, the first great practitioner of the new science of robopsychology in 2008, looks back on her career with U.S. Robotics on the occasion of her retirement fifty years later, telling stories of how the mechanical race developed.
Schools: 15
Asimov, Isaac
Doubleday (1963)
Schools: 1
Asimov, Isaac
Dr. Susan Calvin, the first great practitioner of the new science of robopsychology in 2008, looks back on her career with U.S. Robotics on the occasion of her retirement fifty years later, telling stories of how the mechanical race developed.
Schools: 0