Robot Visions - Softcover

Isaac Asimov

Softcover

ISBN 10: 185798336X ISBN 13: 9781857983364

Publisher: Gollancz, 2001

Synopsis

From Isaac Asimov, the Hugo Award-winning Grand Master of Science Fiction whose name is synonymous with the science of robotics, comes five decades of robot 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 Bailey and R. Daneel Olivaw, who have appeared in such bestselling novels 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 mobile machines to the first robot to become a man.(back cover)Robot Visions cover and interior artwork by Ralph McQuarrieThe Robot Chronicles essay by Isaac AsimovRobot Visions / short story by Isaac AsimovToo Bad! (1989) / short story by Isaac AsimovRobbie (1940) / short story by Isaac Asimov (variant of Strange Playfellow)Reason [Mike Donovan] (1941) / short story by Isaac AsimovLiar! [Susan Calvin] (1941) / short story by Isaac AsimovRunaround [Mike Donovan] (1942) / novelette by Isaac AsimovEvidence [Susan Calvin] (1946) / novelette by Isaac AsimovLittle Lost Robot [Susan Calvin] (1947) / novelette by Isaac AsimovThe Evitable Conflict [Susan Calvin] (1950) / novelette by Isaac AsimovFeminine Intuition [Susan Calvin] (1969) / novelette by Isaac AsimovThe Bicentennial Man (1976) / novelette by Isaac AsimovSomeday (1956) / short story by Isaac AsimovThink! (1977) / short story by Isaac AsimovSegregationist (1967) / short story by Isaac AsimovMirror Image [Elijah Bailey/R. Daneel Olivaw] (1972) / short story by Isaac AsimovLenny [Susan Calvin] (1958) / short story by Isaac AsimovGalley Slave [Susan Calvin] (1957) / novelette by Isaac AsimovChristmas Without Rodney (1988) / short story by Isaac AsimovEssays by Isaac Robots I Have Known (1954); The New Teachers (1976); Whatever You Wish (1977); The Friends We Make (1977); Our Intelligent Tools (1977); The Laws of Robotics (1979); Future Fantastic (1989); The Machine and the Robot (1978); The New Profession (1979); The Robot As Enemy? (1979); Intelligences Together (1979); My Robots (1987); The Laws of Humanics (1987); Cybernetic Organism (1987); The Sense of Humor (1988); Robots in Combination (1988).The volume features many black-and-white illustrations by Ralph McQuarrie.

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About the Author

Isaac Asimov authored over 400 books in a career that lasted nearly 50 years. As a leading scientific writer, historian, and futurist, he covered a variety of subjects ranging from mathematics to humor, and won numerous awards for his work.

From Publishers Weekly

NAL launches its new SF imprint, ROC, with a collection of 18 of Asimov's ( Foundation ) robot stories. The earliest tales here, written from 1940 to 1960, remain among the most-loved in the field, the best being "Little Lost Robot," about a robot who obeys an order to "get lost." "The Bicentennial Man" (1976) about one robot's desires and efforts to be first free, then equal, is the quintessential robot-as-man's-mirror story. The book concludes with brief essays offering companionable commentary on the history of robots in fiction, the Frankenstein complex, the origin of Asimov's famous Three Laws and the author's own surprise at the emergence of robots during his lifetime.
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Edition details

• Publisher: Gollancz
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 185798336X
• ISBN 13: 9781857983364
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 512