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In the late 1940s and early 1950s isaac asimov found a home on the pages of the sciencefiction magazines astounding and superscience. With these three, simple directives, isaac asimov changed our perception of robots forever when he formulated the laws governing their behavior. Establishing and testing the three laws of robotics, they continue to shape the understanding and design of. I, robot is a compilation novel of interlinked science fiction short stories or essays by american writer isaac asimov. The stories originally appeared in the american magazines super science stories and astounding science fiction between 1940 and 1950 and were then compiled into a book for standalone publication by gnome press in 1950. In i, robot, asimov chronicles the development of the robot through a series of interlinked stories.
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