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Amillenniumintothefuturetwoadvancementshavealteredthecourseofhumanhistory:thecolonizationofthegalaxyandthecreationofthepositronicbrain.IsaacAsimov's"Robot"novelschronicletheunlikelypartnershipbetweenaNewYorkCitydetectiveandahumanoidrobotwhomustlearntoworktogether.Likemostpeopleleftbehindonanover-populatedEarth,NewYorkCitypolicedetectiveElijahBaleyhadlittleloveforeitherthearrogantSpacersortheirroboticcompanions.ButwhenaprominentSpacerismurderedundermysteriouscircumstances,BaleyisorderedtotheOuterWorldstohelptrackdownthekiller.TherelationshipbetweenLifeandhisSpacersuperiors,whodistrustedallEarthmen,wasstrainedfromthestart.Thenhelearnedthattheyhadassignedhimapartner:R.DaneelOlivaw.Worstofallwasthatthe"R"stoodforrobot--andhispositronicpartnerwasmadeintheimageandlikenessofthemurdervictim
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TolistIsaacAsimov'shonors,astolisthisbooks,wouldbeexcessive.LetitsimplybenotedthatIsaacAsimovwasthemostfamous,mosthonored,mostwidelyread,andmostbelovedsciencefictionauthorofalltime.Inhisfivedecadesasanauthor,hewrotemorethanfourhundredbooks,woneveryawardhisreadersandcolleaguescouldcontrivetogivehim,andprovidedpleasureandinsighttomillions.Hediedin1992,stillatwork.WilliamDufrishaveextensiveexperienceonstageandscreen.