The classic collection of robot stories from the master of the genre. One of the Voyager Classics collection, I, Robot is now a major movie starring Will Smith.
In these stories Isaac Asimov creates the Three Laws of Robotics and ushers in the Robot Age.
Earth is ruled by master-machines but the Three Laws of Robotics have been designed to ensure humans maintain the upper hand:
1) A robot may not injure a human being or 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.
But what happens when a rogue robots idea of what is good for society contravenes the Three Laws?
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An exciting science thriller New York Times
Isaac Asimov was one of the great explainers of the ageIt will never be known how many practicing scientists today, in how many countries, owe their initial inspiration to a book, article, or short story by Isaac Asimov Carl Sagan
Asimov displayed one of the most dynamic imaginations in science fiction Daily Telegraph
Asimovs career was one of the most formidable in science fiction The Times
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Fantastic SF from the master of the genre and guaranteed to thrill those who enjoyed movies such as Minority Report and Pay Check. I, Robot, based on one of the stories in this collection, is set to be one of the biggest movies of 2004 and stars Will Smith, who also starred in Men in Black. It opens in the UK on August 6, 2004. The name of Isaac Asimov is almost synonymous with SF and these are some of his most popular stories. They also provided the inspiration for other successful robot movies such as The Terminator and Steven Speilberg's AI.
Isaac Asimov was born in 1920 in Russia and was brought to the USA by his parents three years later. He grew up in Brooklyn and attended Columbia University. After a short spell in the army, he gained a doctorate and worked in academia and chemical research.
Asimovs career as a science fiction writer began in 1939 with the short story Marooned Off Vesta. Thereafter he became a regular contributor to the leading SF magazines of the day. Asimov wrote hundreds of short stories and novels, including the iconic I, Robot and Foundation. He won the Hugo Award four times and the Nebula Award once.
Apart from his world-famous science fiction, Asimov also wrote highly successful detective mystery stories, a four-volume History of North America, a two-volume Guide to the Bible, a biographical dictionary, encyclopaedias, and textbooks, as well as two volumes of autobiography.
Asimov died in 1992 at the age of 72.
