Isaac Asimov

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In his short story collection “I, Robot,” Asimov introduces the Three Laws of Robotics: “1. A robot may not injure a human being, or, through inaction, ...

The concept was proposed in 1941 by science fiction author Isaac Asimov in his short story "Reason," which tells the tale of two astronauts who are assigned ... and more »

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Among frequent fliers, Isaac Asimov made his fictional trip to the moon in the 1939 short story "Trends," while Arthur C. Clarke of 2001: A Space Odyssey ... and more »

Isaac Asimov coined the term "robotics," and his 1942 short story "Runaround" listed the Three Laws of Robotics, Asimov's rules that robots must obey. In order of priority: Robots must not hurt humans or allow them to be hurt. Robots must obey humans, ...

Arthur C. Clarke was one of the ABCs of science fiction (the A being Isaac Asimov and the B being Ray Bradbury). Among his classics are Childhood's End, Rendezvous with Rama, and 2001: A Space Odyssey (which began as a short story). Michael Crichton had tremendous mainstream success with sci...

static x ringtone speedy gonzalez rob zombie music video codes myocardial infarction blood test paulina rose "Child's Play" is a 9,000-word short story by William Tenn, about a man who acquires a do-it-yourself cloning kit. It was first published in the March, 1947 issue of Astounding S...

Child's Play" is a 9,000-word short story by William Tenn, about a man who acquires a do-it-yourself cloning kit. It was first published in the March, 1947 issue of Astounding Science Fiction. This story has been reprinted in, among other places, Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories...

By Cory Doctorow Cory Doctorow: Escape Pod, the killer science fiction story podcast, is running all the Hugo nominees for best short story, starting with Tim Pratt's wonderful "Impossible Dreams," about a film-geek who discovers a video store from another dimension. He went to the Sci-Fi shelf—and ha...

By BL Ochman Even robots have to worry about ethics codes. The new guidelines could reflect the three laws of robotics put forward by author Isaac Asimov in his short story Runaround in 1942. Gee, do you think robots will blog? Or that some already do?