isaac asimov

Hello everyone. I am trying to locate a particular essay by Asimov. In it he describes finding an erroneous physical constant in a textbook he was using, and showed how the error propagated from other works. I've Googled to exhaustion with no luck. Can anyone here point me to that essay...

Hi, I'm new to these forums I was recently introduced to Asimov (or specifically, to the Foundation series) by a friend, and found that I enjoyed the trilogy and its two prequels immensely. Then, I read Foundation's Edge and Foundation & Earth... Is it just me, or did Asimov just shred...

I have read Foundation up till this chapter, without any problems with understanding, but I ran into a little obstacle here. The missionary that got into Mallow's ship-how on earth did he get there, and what is his purpose there? What happened to him at the end of chapter 4? I would be very...

Whenever I ask people about Asimov, I always get talking about Foundation or I, Robot. However for me one small book of nine stories will always be my favourite and yet it's so unknown. Nine Tomorrows is a great Isaac Asimov book and I was just wondering if anyone else enjoyed it or read it.

I am trying to recall the title of a story, I'm virtually certain it was a short story. I don't recall how long ago it was but it could have been 15 years or so now. I have a feeling that the story could be quite a bit older than that. A group of robots (possibly three?) are sent to one of...

I am almost certain that the story I am thinking about was written by Isaac Asimov, but I have not been able to find it. I'm pretty certain it's not his "No Smoking" story about a job interviewer. It was a mystery in which the detectives interviewed a suspect who was particularly fanatical...

Hi I'm new here so I'm too sure if this has come up before: At the end of Foundation and Earth, Daneel is telling Trevize, Pelorat and Bliss about his history. He mentions that an old friend of his (Giskard) came up with the Zeroth law of robotics ("A robot may not injure humanity or through...

Read this book back in the 1960s, I think. Half a century later, I can't really remember much about it, either, except that when the beings on whatever planet it was married, their unions consisted of not 2, but 3...more or less a male, female, and spiritual partner/spouse. I would love to...

Has anyone made the comparison? I just watched again the movies after reading the series [not intended] (six books in my country) And noticed from the very start some similarities which kept coming throughout the movies. Below are what i noticed. 1. - Trantor - Coruscant 2. - Obi-wan was...

Here is a pic of, left to right, of L. Sprague de Camp, Heinlein, and Asimov hanging out and chatting while working together during WWII. How much impact and/or influence do you think close relationships with other authors has on one's writing? Can you give any instance where you see L...

Hi, I am doing a presentation on a fictional psychologist for my college human relations class and I picked Dr. Susan Calvin as my subject. I'm wondering where I can find her fictional biographical info such as birth date, place, year etc.. the more information I can find the better as well as...

I'm trying to locate a particular Asimov paperback which I believe dates back to the seventies or early eighties and wondered if you can help me identify it. I'm almost certain it was published by Panther Science Fiction having a yellow cover with ASIMOV written in black (similar to 'The Stars...

I learn something new every day. Hari Seldon, who was a principal character in Asimov's Foundation series, was cast as a brilliant mathematician who used psychohistory to predict and influence the future of humanity. I just read in "Prelude to Foundation" that he was also a martial artist. To...

I have been searching for years for a short story. I have always believed it was Clifford Simak, but I have tons of his books and don't have it. It was about astronauts on their way to the moon, and one day they went crazy. As it turns out, they were really in a simulator and didn't know it, and...

Hi, I'm hoping someone can help me. About 15 od years ago, I read a short story about a man who was working in an underclass (possibly a cleaner, or someone that maintained computers). Something went wrong with the computers, and they were no longer able to calculate flight plans; flight...

hmmm,what you reckon guys and girls,right person for the job? Fantasy author to write new 'Isaac Asimov' novels | Books | guardian.co.uk

It seems that in 2012 we will have a classic Asimov novel turn into a movie. The movie "The End of Eternity" is in development (at least that's what imbd.com says). It is very interesting because the novel is quite complicated, it is not easy to make a screenplay out of it.

I'm trying to locate a (novella?) short story I read many years ago. It probably was in Fantasy & SF mag. The gist of the plot was a future war; all the combatants had electronic calculating machines/computer type devices needed to control weapons, etc. For some reason (power loss?) the...

I'm looking for a book I read 10 or 15 years ago. There were several short stories that stood out for me: -Firstly, a story where a man (who's family is dead) purchases a machine which forms any type of metal object that is keyed into it. The man wants to return the machine for some reason so...

The Darfsteller, by Walter M. Miller, Jr. (1955): Taking its title probably from the German word "darsteller," which means "actor," Walter M. Miller's novelette The Darfsteller is about a failed actor's return to the stage. Miller's story is about the effect of technological innovation on the...