Isaac Asimov Boeken

For twelve thousand years the Galactic Empire has ruled supreme. Now it is dying. But only Hari Seldon, creator of the revolutionary science of psychohistory, can see into the future -- to a dark age of ignorance, barbarism, and warfare that will last thirty thousand years. To preserve knowledge and save mankind, Seldon gathers the best minds in the Empire -- both scientists and scholars -- and brings them to a bleak planet at the edge of the Galaxy to serve as a beacon of hope for a future generations. He calls his sanctuary the Foundation. But soon the fledgling Foundation finds itself at the mercy of corrupt warlords rising in the wake of the receding Empire. Mankind's last best hope is faced with an agonizing choice: submit to the barbarians and be overrun -- or fight them and be destroyed.

Rotor, een kunstwereldje dat om de Aarde draait, vertrekt onverwacht met onbekende bestemming, gebruik makend van de hyperaandrijving waarover de overbevolkte Aarde zelf nog niet beschikt.

Ik, robot van Isaac Asimov is een futuristische raamvertelling rond hoofdpersoon Susan Calvin (1982), robotpsycholoog in 2057, die terugblikt op haar leven.'Voor u is een robot een robot. Raderwerk en metaal, elektriciteit en positronen…Een brein en ijzer! Door mensen gemaakt. Als het nodig is, ook weer door mensen te vernietigen! Maar u hebt niet met ze gewerkt, dus u kent ze niet. Ik zeg u dat ze een zuiverder en beter soort zijn dan wij zijn.’Calvin ontmoette in haar leven allerlei soorten robots. Het gaat in de 9 verhalen over de menselijke trekken bij robots die ontstaan door de mazen in de wetten van de robotica. Hoewel sommige verhalen in de bundel al meer dan een halve eeuw geleden geschreven werden zijn ze qua inhoud, stijl en humor nog steeds actueel. Een spannend boek met ook nog echte breinbrekers!Isaac Asimov (1920 – 1992) geldt als misschien wel de grootste science fictionauteur aller tijden. Hij was de grondlegger van de robotica en kwam met drie belangrijke wetten die nog steeds als basis dienen voor het denken over robots.Het tiende verhaal 'De robot van de Machine is de mens' in deze speciale Nederland Leest uitgave van Ik, robot is geschreven door Ronald Giphart in samenwerking met een robot ontwikkeld door Folgert Karsdorp (Meertens Instituut, Amsterdam), Enrique Manjavacas, Ben Burtenshaw en Mike Kestemont (Universiteit van Antwerpen).

"Explores the historical, geographical, and biographical aspects of the events described in the Old and New Testaments"--Jacket

The collection showcases ten of Piers Anthony's favorite stories from the Golden Age of science fiction, highlighting the works of renowned authors like Isaac Asimov, Theodore Sturgeon, and Walter M. Miller, Jr. These stories reflect the imaginative and groundbreaking nature of the genre, capturing the essence of the era that inspired Anthony's prolific writing career. Readers can explore a rich tapestry of creativity and storytelling that has shaped the landscape of fantasy and science fiction over the decades.

WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST ALL-TIME SERIES The Foundation series is Isaac Asimov's iconic masterpiece. Unfolding against the backdrop of a crumbling Galactic Empire, the story of Hari Seldon's two Foundations is a lasting testament to an extraordinary imagination, one that shaped science fiction as we know it today. In a time before the Foundations, psychohistory's creator Hari Seldon is made to stand before the Emperor of the crumbling Galactic Empire to present how his scientific theory of predicting the future might be applied to the real world. However, Hari refuses to deploy his theory for political gain, setting off instead with reporter Chetter Hummin in quest of a place to safely apply his theory: Earth, the original home of humanity. All records of Earth have been lost to time. Hari will therefore have to look back into the past, in order to seal the future of humanity for ever.

Short stories deal with underground cities, robot rulers, alien invasions, nuclear war, time travel, artificial life, telepathy, and space exploration

The second volume in an extraordinary collection published shortly after the author's death. In these twenty-three stories, Asimov's vivid awareness of the potential of technology is translated into human dilemmas.

First published fifteen years ago, shortly after his death, inside this collection are some of the finest short stories of science fiction writing from one of the genre's greatest writers, Isaac Asimov. Isaac Asimov was the Grand Master of the Science Fiction Writers of America, the founder of robot ethics, and one of the world's most prolific authors of fiction and non-fiction. The Good Doctor's short fiction has been enjoyed by millions for more than half a century. Now the definitive Asimov collection is underway with Volume One of The Complete Stories. Many of these stories are classics of the genre, and the last, 'The Last Question', the absolute personal favourite of Asimov himself. Always entertaining and thought provoking, these stories display Asimov's mastery of the short story form. He remains supreme as the thinking person's science fiction writer.