{ 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