Isaac Asimov wrote fiction and nonfiction across science, history, literature, and other subjects. He is especially known for his Robot, Galactic Empire, and Foundation science-fiction series. His books include I, Robot and Foundation, and the Science Fiction Writers of America named him a Grand Master.
Titles2
Editions4
Adaptations1
Years covered1950–1951
Works on Favedom.com
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Isaac Asimov's Robot series - from the iconic collection I, Robot to four classic novels - contains some of the most influential works in the history of science fiction. Establishing and testing the Three Laws of Robotics, they continue to shape the understanding and design of artificial intelligence to this day. What happens when a robot begins to question its creators? What would be the consequences of creating a robot with a sense of humour? Or the ability to lie? How do we truly tell the difference between man and machine? In I, Robot, Asimov sets out the Three Laws of Robotics - designed to protect humans from their robotic creations - and pushes them to their limits and beyond. Following genius robopsychologist Dr. Susan Calvin and engineers Powell and Donovan, these short stories helped to transform artificial intelligence from a dream into a science and changed perceptions of robots for ever.
Print · HarperCollins Publishers Limited · 2018-05 · English ISBN 9780008279554
Mathematician Hari Seldon develops psychohistory, a method for predicting the behavior of large populations, and foresees the fall of the Galactic Empire. To shorten the long period of disorder that will follow, he establishes a community of scholars at the edge of the galaxy. Presented through linked episodes across generations, the novel follows the Foundation as it faces political, religious, and economic crises that test Seldon's plan. It opens Isaac Asimov's Foundation series.
Print · Doubleday Books · 1951 · English ISBN 9780385050470
Print · Del Rey · 1983 · English ISBN 9780345308993
Print · RANDOM HOU · 2014 · English ISBN 9780553382570
Apple's television series is based on Isaac Asimov's Foundation novels; this relationship is series-level rather than a claim of one-to-one adaptation.
