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Première Loi : Un robot ne peut porter atteinte à un être humain ni, restant passif, laisser cet être humain exposé au danger. Deuxième Loi : Un robot doit obéir aux ordres donnés par les êtres humains, sauf si de tels ordres entrent en contradiction avec la Première Loi. Troisième Loi : Un robot doit protéger son existence dans la mesure où cette protection n’entre pas en contradiction avec la Première ou la Deuxième Loi.

Der dritte Teil von Isaac Asimovs Science-Fiction-Meisterwerk, der "Foundation"-Trilogie. Die Foundation liegt in Trümmern – zerstört von einem mutierten Wesen, das auf die Vernichtung der Menschheit abzielt. Doch es kursieren Gerüchte, dass irgendwo am anderen Ende der Galaxis eine zweite Foundation existiert. Einst von Hari Seldon als Rückversicherung gegründet, um das Wissen der Menschheit zu bewahren.

Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920-April 6, 1992) was an American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University. During his lifetime, Asimov was considered one of the "Big Three" science fiction writers, along with Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke. Asimov also wrote mysteries and fantasy, as well as popular science and other non-fiction.

Ready for a story? Here's a selection of some of the finest science fiction shorts of recent years, including stories from Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, William Gibson, Robert Sheckley, Terry Bisson, Avram Davidson, and Philip K. Dick.

Step into the sharp, idea-driven imagination of Isaac Asimov with this carefully selected collection of classic short fiction.

Corre el año 12020 en Trántor, la próspera capital del Imperio Galáctico, una civilización de una complejidad tecnológica y cultural inimagibale. Sin embargo, Hari Seldon, la mente científica más brillante de su época, acaba de augurar un desastre colosal a través de la psicohistoria, una nueva ciencia capaz de predecir el futuro mediante fórmulas matemáticas. Cuando el emperador Cleón busque apropiársela, Seldon deberá huir para que sus ideas no caigan en las manos equivocadas.

In this 1972 treatise, Isaac Asimov takes the listener on an historic journey through the development of man's understanding of electricity, chemistry, and - ultimately - nuclear energy. Asimov's incomparable ability to simplify the complex is apparent as he guides you through the milestones of scientific thought that connected ideas about electricity and magnetism to the nature of matter, and led to the advances in discovery through the first half of the 20th century that resulted in the harnessing of previously unknown energy directly from the heart of the atom.

Lucky Starr’s Ergometrics probed space with widely stretching fingers. It detected many ships, but Lucky watched only for the one which he would recognize with certainty the instant it appeared. Nor did he fail. At a distance of twenty-million miles, the first quiverings roused his suspicions. At 100-thousand miles, his telescope showed it as a faint dot. At ten thousand, it had form and shape—it was the flagship of Anton, the pirate chieftain! At a thousand miles, Lucky sent out his first message—a demand that Anton return to Earth.

LPodría decirse que Isaac Asimov, el mayor escritor de ciencia ficción que ha existido, poseía una de las mentes más brillantes y creativas del siglo XX. Su estilo cuidado y accesible, y sus intereses de largo alcance en temas que van desde la ciencia al humor, pasando por la historia, le valieron el apodo de «El gran narrador». Esta es la historia del genio paradójico que escribió sobre viajes a las estrellas y se negó a volar en avión; que imaginó universos extraterrestres y vastas civilizaciones galácticas mientras se quedaba en casa entre páginas.

Die Anfänge der Foundation. Man schreibt das Jahr 12020. Von der Hauptstadt Trantor aus regiert Cleon I. über sein gigantisches Sternenreich. Doch das Imperium zeigt erste Risse, und der Imperator weiß, dass seine Herrschaft bedroht ist. Dunkel und unheilschwanger liegt eine ungewisse Zukunft vor ihm, denn der Zerfall, so behaupten es alle Prognosen, lässt sich nicht aufhalten. Nicht einmal die neuste Wissenschaft, die Psychohistorik, kann etwas gegen den drohenden Untergang ausrichten. Die Vorgeschichte zur erfolgreichen Apple TV+-Serie "Foundation".

The fifth volume of The Greatest Mysteries of All Time is an intriguing anthology of crime and suspense short stories by some of the most renowned writers in the field. This unique collection of master writers includes the usual suspects such as Patricia Highsmith and Mickey Spillane, but also writers better known for other genres, such as Isaac Asimov and Ogden Nash. Edited by the legendary multi-award-winning mystery connoisseur Otto Penzler—whose name is a hallmark of quality and expertise—this thrilling mixture of mystery and suspense will have you guessing up until the very end.

In a future where global tensions simmer in a never-ending Cold War, the line between human and machine begins to blur in terrifying ways. Let’s Get Together by science fiction master Isaac Asimov is a taut, cerebral thriller that explores the chilling potential of artificial intelligence and infiltration. When Elias Lynn, Chief of the Bureau of Robotics, and young Security officer Ralph Breckenridge discover that humanoid robots may have already infiltrated the United States, the stakes skyrocket.

¿Qué papel desempeñarán en un futuro más o menos lejano estos extraños mecanismos creados por el hombre casi a su imagen y semejanza? Isaac simov nos brinda aquí unas narraciones que, sin lugar a dudas, moverán a reflexión.

Clarence Rimbro owns the entire planet Earth. This is no great accomplishment as, thousands of years in our future, anyone can do it. There are an infinite number of possible Earths, each existing in its own parallel universe. If the chance of life arising on any one of them is about 50 percent, then half the time a random choice of a parallel universe will lead to a dead Earth.

Youth by Isaac Asimov is a clever and heartwarming science fiction short story that captures the boundless imagination of childhood against the backdrop of an alien encounter.

An alien comes to stay with an Earth couple. But does it have an ulterior motive? Based on a story by Isaac Asimov, this episode of X Minus One originally aired on December 12, 1956.

Dive into the fascinating world of genetics with this insightful book from the Understanding the Atom Series by the Division of Technical Information, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. Join authors as they unravel the complexities of inheritance, explore the effects of mutations, and examine the interplay of radiation, dose, and its consequences. - Summary by Larry Wilson

Onward into the future with radio's most acclaimed science fiction anthology! From producer William Welch, script editors Ernest Kinoy and George Lefferts, and a rocket full of the genre's most respected authors come 18 classic episodes of X Minus One!

Three disparate and suspenseful looks at ourselves in three very different worlds. These engaging short stories by three of the masters of American science fiction literature, Isaac Asimov, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., and Philip K. Dick, open windows into our psyches, our souls, and our surroundings that presage the world we find ourselves in today. Like episodes of The Twilight Zone, cinematic in their language and characters, the stories connect with our times in surprising ways.

Año 2236. La Tierra y su centenar de colinas espaciales están superpobladas; llevan una vida anárquica y socialmente degenerada. A dos años luz de distancia, oculta en un rincón de la galaxia, brilla una estrella parecida al Sol de la Tierra, una estrella que posee su propio sistema planetario: Megas, Erythro y Rotor, una colonia renegada de la Tierra. La estrella se llama Némesis y al ser descubierta es considerada como la última esperanza de la raza humana, un nuevo punto de partida para un valiente grupo de aventureros dirigidos por Januss Pitt, un individuo brillante pero megalómano.