Robot Visions

From Isaac Asimov, the Hugo Award-winning Grand Master of Science Fiction whose name is synonymous with the science of robotics, comes five decades of robot thirty-four landmark stories and essays—including three rare tales—gathered together in one volume.Meet all of Asimov’s most famous creations Robbie, the very first robot that his imagination brought to life; Susan Calvin, the original robot psychologist; Stephen Byerley, the humanoid robot; and the famous human/robot detective team of Lije Bailey and R. Daneel Olivaw, who have appeared in such bestselling novels as The Robots of Dawn and Robots and Empire.Let the master himself guide you through the key moments in the fictional history of robot-human relations—from the most primitive computers and mobile machines to the first robot to become a man.(back cover)Robot Visions cover and interior artwork by Ralph McQuarrieThe Robot Chronicles essay by Isaac AsimovRobot Visions / short story by Isaac AsimovToo Bad! (1989) / short story by Isaac AsimovRobbie (1940) / short story by Isaac Asimov (variant of Strange Playfellow)Reason [Mike Donovan] (1941) / short story by Isaac AsimovLiar! [Susan Calvin] (1941) / short story by Isaac AsimovRunaround [Mike Donovan] (1942) / novelette by Isaac AsimovEvidence [Susan Calvin] (1946) / novelette by Isaac AsimovLittle Lost Robot [Susan Calvin] (1947) / novelette by Isaac AsimovThe Evitable Conflict [Susan Calvin] (1950) / novelette by Isaac AsimovFeminine Intuition [Susan Calvin] (1969) / novelette by Isaac AsimovThe Bicentennial Man (1976) / novelette by Isaac AsimovSomeday (1956) / short story by Isaac AsimovThink! (1977) / short story by Isaac AsimovSegregationist (1967) / short story by Isaac AsimovMirror Image [Elijah Bailey/R. Daneel Olivaw] (1972) / short story by Isaac AsimovLenny [Susan Calvin] (1958) / short story by Isaac AsimovGalley Slave [Susan Calvin] (1957) / novelette by Isaac AsimovChristmas Without Rodney (1988) / short story by Isaac AsimovEssays by Isaac Robots I Have Known (1954); The New Teachers (1976); Whatever You Wish (1977); The Friends We Make (1977); Our Intelligent Tools (1977); The Laws of Robotics (1979); Future Fantastic (1989); The Machine and the Robot (1978); The New Profession (1979); The Robot As Enemy? (1979); Intelligences Together (1979); My Robots (1987); The Laws of Humanics (1987); Cybernetic Organism (1987); The Sense of Humor (1988); Robots in Combination (1988).The volume features many black-and-white illustrations by Ralph McQuarrie.