I, Robot Books
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780553294385
Edition: Mti
ISBN: 0553294385
Label: Spectra
Manufacturer: Spectra
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Date: November 01, 1991
Publisher: Spectra
Release Date: November 01, 1991
Studio: Spectra
Features:- ISBN13: 9780553294385
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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I picked this book up out of my pile of books waiting to be read on a whim. I remembered vaguely watching a Will Smith movie by the same name and thought, hm.. this could be a fun, easy read.
Boy was I wrong.
It was fun! That I will say. Easy however, it was not. This book really made me think.
First of all, this is a story about robots and their effect on the futuristic world (which in itself is pretty funny considering it begins in 1996 and the things ... Read More
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I enjoyed I, Robot, but probably won't ever reread it. As far as the content goes it is an interesting exploration of the development of artificial intelligence. At times though it became a little too technical or dry to be really enjoyable, especially considering all the tech or politics involved were totally fictional and isolated within that chapter. Nothing like the movie, the book almost reads like one person's memory of 70 years, skipping back episodically. I would definitely reccommend it ... Read More
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"I, Robot" is a collection of nine short stories, which where presented as the memoirs of robot psychologist Dr. Susan Calvin (an employee of "U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men Corporation"). Most people find the title of this book just plain weird until they read chapter 8 ("Evidence").
Even though this book was originally published in 1950, the pre-1950 stories contained within seem to stand the test of time. This might have something to do with the fact that Asimov usually glosses over ... Read More
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Isaac Asimov's I Robot is a collection of nine short stories chronicling the history of robotics, as told by Susan Calvin - a robopsychologist - to an enquiring, faceless news man. The premise is merely preamble; its purpose the correlation of nine individual stories, previously published in a couple of sci-fi magazines. They feature the same recurring cast of characters, and as such reference and build upon one another.
Each individual story is entertaining, and sequentially, each introduces ... Read More
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This book really caught me by surprise. First off I was expecting it to follow the same ideas put forth in the movie with Will Smith. Not even close. It was an exceptional collection of stories that were all interesting to me in one way or another. It left me wondering more about the ideas Asimov puts forth and I like that in science fiction!
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com Review:
In this collection, one of the great classics of science fiction, Asimov set out the principles of robot behavior that we know as the Three Laws of Robotics. 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 Asimov's trademark dramatic blend of science fact and science fiction.
Product Description:
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 givein 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 this, 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 & science fiction that became Asmiov's trademark.
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