The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.
Isaac Asimov (1920-1992) Russian-American author, polymath, biochemist
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"I, Robot" was a short story by Eando Binder (Earl and Otto Binder) about a robot named Adam Link who was constructed by Dr. Charles Link. The story was published in Amazing Stories, January 1939. Several sequel stories featuring Adam Link would follow.
Over a decade later, Isaac Asimov's famous collection of robot tales would be published under the title "I, Robot". This was over the objections of Asimov who had read the Binders' story before starting his own robot short story "Robbie".
Adam Link would show up in two episodes of the sci fi anthology series The Outer Limits and again in the 1990s revival of the show. The illustration is from the January-February 1955 issue of EC Comics' Weird Science-Fantasy, adapted by Al Feldstein and illustrated by Joe Orlando. Two more Adam Link tales would be featured in subsequent issues of the comic in that same year.
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The BBC adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s “Caves of Steel” starred Peter Cushing as the human detective Elijah Baley, paired with a robot partner. Tragically, no footage from this production survives, as it was erased in one of the BBC’s periodic accidental purges.
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The stars, like dust, encircle me
In living mists of light;
And all of space I seem to see
In one vast burst of sight.
Isaac Asimov
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I decided to reread Asimov's Robot series...
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THE NAKED SUN ☀️ // Isaac Asimov
Cover // Chris Foss
Publisher // Panther (1973)
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Happy Birthday to author Isaac Asimov! To the public, the guy is science fiction as a genre!
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People think of education as something they can finish.
Isaac Asimov
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“Any book worth banning is a book worth reading.”
-- Isaac Asimov
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SLYTHERIN: “Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.” –Isaac Asimov (Foundation)
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Angus McKie, View from the top of the Luxor Hotel, Trantor, 1979.
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THE END OF ETERNITY 🚀 // Isaac Asimov
Cover // Chris Foss
Publisher // Panther (1973)
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