Описание: A human being is a soft, weak creature. It needs constant supplies of air, water, and food; it has to spend a third of its life asleep, and it can't work if the temperature is too hot or too cold. But a robot is made of strong metal. It uses electrical energy directly, never sleeps, and can work in any temperature. It is stronger, more efficient - and sometimes more human than human beings. Isaac Asimov was one of the greatest science-fiction writers, and these short stories give us an unforgettable and terrifying vision of the future.
Автор: Asimov Isaac Название: Complete Stories Volume I, The ISBN: 0006476473 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780006476474 Издательство: HarperCollins UK Рейтинг: Цена: от 893 р. Наличие на складе: Есть (1 шт.) Описание: Isaac Asimov was the Grand Master of the Science Fiction Writers of America, the founder of Robot Ethics. Herein are 25 science fiction stories, many of them classics of the genre, and the last, "The Last Question", is a personal favourite of Asimov himself.
Автор: Asimov Isaac Название: Prelude to Foundation ISBN: 0553278398 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780553278392 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: от 608 р. Наличие на складе: Есть
Описание: A book chronicling the adventures of the young Hari Seldon as he travels to Trantor, capital city of the Galactic Empire. It is here that he develops his prophetic theory of psychohistory, a prediction of the coming fall of the Empire and the ultimate rise of the Foundation.
Автор: Asimov Isaac Название: I Robot ISBN: 0553294385 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780553294385 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 546 р. Наличие на складе: Есть (3 шт.) Описание: "Oxford Bookworms" offer students at all levels the opportunity to extend their reading and appreciation of English. There are six stages, taking students from elementary to advanced level. At the lower stages, many of the texts have been specially written for the series, to provide elementary and lower-intermediate students with an introduction to real reading in English. At the higher stages, most of the books have been adapted from works originally published for native speakers. The language controls used in "Oxford Bookworms" are based on a syllabus specially created for the series by Tricia Hedge. This takes account of the more traditional approaches to grading and recent research into the nature of reading difficulty. The approximate vocabulary count for each stage is: Stage 1 - 400 words; Stage 2 - 700 words; Stage 3 - 1000 words; Stage 4 - 1400 words; Stage 5 - 1800 words; Stage 6 - 2500 words. All stages have exercises for classroom or private use, plus a supporting glossary to help students with vocabulary. Illustrations are used, especially at the lower stages, to help comprehension.
Автор: Asimov Isaac Название: Foundation ISBN: 0553293354 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780553293357 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: от 547 р. Наличие на складе: Есть
Описание: The story of our future begins with the Foundation. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read For twelve thousand years the Galactic Empire has ruled supreme. Now it is dying. Only Hari Seldon, creator of the revolutionary science of psychohistory, can see into the future--a dark age of ignorance, barbarism, and warfare that will last thirty thousand years. To preserve knowledge and save humanity, 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 future generations. He calls this sanctuary the Foundation. But soon the fledgling Foundation finds itself at the mercy of corrupt warlords rising in the wake of the receding Empire. And mankind's last best hope is faced with an agonizing choice: submit to the barbarians and live as slaves--or take a stand for freedom and risk total destruction.
Автор: Asimov Isaac Название: Robots and empire ISBN: 0008277796 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780008277796 Издательство: HarperCollins UK Рейтинг: Цена: от 742 р. Наличие на складе: Есть
Описание: Isaac Asimov`s ROBOT series - from the iconic collection I, ROBOT to four classic novels - contains some of the most influential works in the history of science fiction. Establishing and testing the THREE LAWS OF ROBOTICS, they continue to shape the understanding and design of artificial intelligence to this day.
Автор: Asimov Isaac Название: Robot Dreams ISBN: 0441731546 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780441731541 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: от 615 р. Наличие на складе: Есть
Описание: From the Bestselling Author of I, Robot "His name is synonymous with all that is best in science fiction."--The New York Times In a career spanning nearly fifty years, Isaac Asimov--science writer, historian, and futurist--accurately predicted how technological breakthroughs would be developed and utilized, years before they became reality. His foresight envisioned calculators, computerized cars, and advances in the field of robotics in such popular books as I, Robot; Robots and Empire; and The Robots of Dawn. Robot Dreams spans the body of his fiction from the 1940s to the mid-1980s, featuring all of the classic Asimovian themes--from the scientific puzzle and the extraterrestrial thriller to the psychological discourse--presented by the author in an introductory essay. In addition to the title story (a Locus poll winner, and Hugo and Nebula Award finalist), this collection features several of Asimov's robot tales. A robopsychologist must outwit a machine determined to stay hidden in "Little Robot Lost;" a woman's talent for "Light Verse" overshadows her true accomplishments with her robot servants; and "The Last Question" presented to computer after computer over a hundred billion years may remain forever unanswered. "Classic science fiction . . . includes many of Asimov's best."--Chronicle "The collection gathers 20 of Asimov's greatest (with Asimov, the word 'great' is no mere hyperbole), older short stories, plus one new tale written especially for this book, and an important essay which opens the book."--Starlog
Автор: Asimov Isaac Название: Robots of Dawn ISBN: 0553299492 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780553299496 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: от 571 р. Наличие на складе: Есть
Описание: A millennium into the future two advances have altered the course of human history: the colonization of the Galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain. Isaac Asimov's Robot novels chronicle the unlikely partnership between a New York City detective and a humanoid robot who must learn to work together.Detective Elijah Baiey is called to the Spacer world Aurora to solve a bizarre case of roboticide. The prime suspect is a gifted roboticist who had the means, the motive, and the opportunity to commit the crime. There's only one catch: Baley and his positronic partner, R. Daneel Olivaw, must prove the man innocent. For in a case of political intrigue and love between woman and robot gone tragically wrong, there's more at stake than simple justice. This time Baley's career, his life, and Earth's right to pioneer the Galaxy lie in the delicate balance.
Автор: Asimov Isaac Название: Complete Robot ISBN: 0008277818 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780008277819 Издательство: HarperCollins UK Рейтинг: Цена: 826 р. Наличие на складе: Есть (2 шт.) Описание: Isaac Asimov`s ROBOT series - from the iconic collection I, ROBOT to four classic novels - contains some of the most influential works in the history of science fiction. Establishing and testing the THREE LAWS OF ROBOTICS, they continue to shape the understanding and design of artificial intelligence to this day.
Автор: Asimov Isaac Название: Isaac Asimov`s Guide to Earth & Space ISBN: 0449220591 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780449220597 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: от 539 р. Наличие на складе: Есть
Автор: Asimov Isaac Название: Complete Stories Volume II, The ISBN: 0006480160 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780006480167 Издательство: HarperCollins UK Рейтинг: Цена: 1015 р. Наличие на складе: Есть (1 шт.) Описание: Herein are 23 sience fiction stories, ranging from the very surprising heart-tugger "The Ugly Little Boy" to the overwhelming vision of "Nightfall". In these stories, Asimov's vivid awareness of the potential of technology is translated into human dilemmas.
Автор: Asimov Isaac Название: End of Eternity, The ISBN: 0586024409 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780586024409 Издательство: HarperCollins UK Рейтинг: Цена: 742 р. Наличие на складе: Есть (1 шт.) Описание: Shortly to be filmed by Ridley Scott, the best time-travel story since H.G. Wells's The Time Machine, by the Grand Master of science fiction, the story of Andrew Harlan, Technician and Eternal. Andrew Harlan's job is to range through past and present centuries monitoring and even altering Time's myriad cause-and-effect relationships. As a Technician with the Allwhen Council, he initiates Reality Changes that may affect the lives of as many as fifty billion people -- and a million or more of them may be so drastically affected as to be considered new individulas. Above all, therefore, a Technician must be dispassionate. An emotional make-up is a distinct handicap. Then Harlan meets Noys and falls victim to a phenomenon older than Time itself -- love. Years of self-discipline are cast aside as Harlan uses the awesome techniques of the Eternals to twist Time so that he and Noys might survive...together.
Автор: Asimov Isaac Название: Foundation ISBN: 0008117497 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780008117498 Издательство: HarperCollins UK Рейтинг: Цена: 742 р. Наличие на складе: Есть (1 шт.) Описание: 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 whose unprecedented scale shaped science fiction as we know it today.
Автор: Asimov Isaac Название: I, robot ISBN: 0008279551 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780008279554 Издательство: HarperCollins UK Рейтинг: Цена: 742 р. Наличие на складе: Есть (1 шт.) Описание: Isaac Asimov`s ROBOT series - from the iconic collection I, ROBOT to four classic novels - contains some of the most influential works in the history of science fiction. Establishing and testing the THREE LAWS OF ROBOTICS, they continue to shape the understanding and design of artificial intelligence to this day.
Автор: Asimov Isaac Название: Pebble in the Sky ISBN: 0765319136 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780765319135 Издательство: Holtzbrink(MPS)/MPS Рейтинг: Цена: 1734 р. Наличие на складе: Есть (1 шт.) Описание:
One moment Joseph Schwartz is a happily retired tailor in 1949 Chicago. The next he's a helpless stranger on Earth during the heyday of the first Galactic Empire. Earth, he soon learns, is a backwater, just a pebble in the sky, despised by all the other 200 million planets of the Empire because its people dare to claim it's the original home of man. And Earth is poor, with great areas of radioactivity ruining much of its soil so poor that everyone is sentenced to death at the age of sixty.
Joseph Schwartz is sixty-two.
This is young Isaac Asimov's first novel, full of wonders and ideas, the book that launched the novels of the Galactic Empire, culminating in the Foundation books and novels. It is also one of that select group of SF adventures that since the early 1950s has hooked generations of teenagers on reading science fiction. This is Golden Age SF at its finest."
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