recovert@ihuxf.UUCP (recovert) (11/08/84)
<<>> I just started reading the Robots Of Dawn by Asimov. The book appears to be ONE LONG story about a human detective investigating the *death* of an intelligent robot. After ~100 pages, I keep expecting the human detective to discover who killed the robot. My biggest compliant is that the story topic seems more suited to a short story then a 300 page novel. Asimov spends to much time trying to develope an alternate world (Aurora) in order to solve the crime. -- Richard E. Covert (312) 979-4428 ihuxf!recovert (BTL,Indian Hill)
mike@ucf-cs.UUCP (Ruthless) (11/26/84)
Readers will recall that the legend of Susan Calvin causing
a mind reading robot to destroy itself is retold in Robots of
Dawn. Susan Calvin existed in the era of U.S. Robots. Thus
U.S. Robots and Bailey are part of the same future history.
--
Mike Eisler
uucp: {decvax, duke, princeton}!ucf-cs!mike Dept. of Computer Science
arpa: mike.ucf-cs@csnet-relay University of Central Florida
csnet: mike@ucf Orlando, FL 32816zubbie@wlcrjs.UUCP (Jeanette Zobjeck) (12/11/84)
Aurora and the intelligent robots and the fact that our friendly master detective in Asimov's work is all part of a series of stories is part of the reason for developing Aurora. Read the NAKED SUN for more and better I can't off hand recall the rest of the titles in the series. =============================================================================== From the mostly vacant environment of Jeanette L. Zobjeck (ihnp4!wlcrjs!zubbie) All opinions expressed may not even be my own. ===============================================================================