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{Isaac Asimov
His Life and an Intro. to the Short Story “Robbie”
{ {Isaac Asimov
One of the most prolific writers of all time Wrote/edited over 500
books 90,000 personal
correspondances Published in all ten
categories of the Dewey Decimal System
Writer Extraordinaire
{ {Part of the Big Three
Master of Sci Fi Robert A.
Heinlein, Arthur C. Clarke, and Asimov are called the “Big Three” of science fiction writing masters
Master of Sci Fi
{ {Popular Writing
Foundation Series Robot Series Galactic Empire
Series
Best Known Writing
{ {Three Laws of Robotics A ROBOT MAY NOT INJURE A
HUMAN BEING, OR, THROUGH INACTION, ALLOW A HUMAN BEING TO COME TO HARM
A ROBOT MUST OBEY ORDERS GIVEN IT BY HUMAN BEINGS EXCEPT WHERE SUCH ORDERS CONFLICT WITH THE FIRST LAW
A ROBOT MUST PROTECT ITS OWN EXISTENCE AS LONG AS SUCH PROTECTION DOES NOT CONFLICT WITH THE FIRST OR THE SECOND LAW
Lasting Legacy
{ {Term: Robot
Asimov coined the term “robotics” in his 1941 story “Liar!”
He didn’t know it was an original term, but he has since continued to be credited with it.
Lasting Legacy
{ {In his honor:
Asteroid 5020 Crater on Mars Elementary
school in Brooklyn
Isaac Asimov literary award
Lasting Legacy
{ {Writing
“Robbie” was Asimov’s first robot story
He began writing it in 1939
Published in 1940 A revised version
was printed in his book I, Robot in 1950
Robbie
{ {Ideas
Asimov writes about the unwarranted technophobia people exhibit toward robots.
A common theme was the “Frankenstein Complex”=robot turns on its creator
Asimov’s writing typically employed robots coming to the aid of humanity, rather than destroying it
Robbie