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Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
ISBN-100553803700
ISBN-139780553803709
eBay Product ID (ePID)5955357
Product Key Features
Book TitleI, Robot
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicScience Fiction / Collections & Anthologies, Science Fiction / General
Publication Year2004
GenreFiction
AuthorIsaac Asimov
Book SeriesThe Robot Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight13.4 Oz
Item Length8.6 in
Item Width5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2003-069139
Dewey Edition22
Series Volume Number1
Dewey Decimal813/.54
SynopsisThe 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 these three, simple directives, Isaac 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 and science fiction that has become Asmiov's trademark., For use in schools and libraries only. The development of robot technology to a state of perfection by future civilizations is explored in nine science fiction stories., 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.