The Evitable Conflict by Isaac Asimov, June 1950
Scope and Contents
Novelette. Illustrations by Orban. Part of the Susan Calvin (Robot) Series. This story would appear in the collected works entitled [i]I, Robot[/i] published in 1950 by Gnome Press.
Dates
- Created: June 1950
Creator
- Asimov, Isaac (Person)
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Extent
From the Collection: 157.00 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Private Title
Evitable Conflict
Story line
"Now we've used robots for a long time. In that day a robot wasn't allowed on Earth -- if he looked humanoid. But the computing machines were allowed, naturally. The problem was, how could a can't-harm-humans basic command be, apparently, overridden to the ruination of several men?"
Creator
- Asimov, Isaac (Person)
- Orban, Paul (Person)
Repository Details
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