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 Caves of Steel - Isaac Asimov
Newest Review: ... especially robots, which they rely upon for all their labour intensive work. On the 'Spacer' planets robots outnumber human ... more  ... by 10,000's to one. On earth it is a differ
ent story. Partly through environmental mismanagement and partly due to unchecked population growth, the Earth has become a seething mass of people, living in gigantic underground steel caves to ensure that the maximum possible surface area is available to grow the vast number of crops needed to feed everyone. Technology, although vital to Earth is viewed with suspicion and robots especially are se...more |
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Caves of Steel - Isaac Asimov: WHODUNIT? (1196 words)
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To most people or at least those who have heard of Isaac Asimov he is one of the most influential Sci-fi writers of the last 50 years. With the Foundation Series and the invention of the 'Three Laws of Robotics' he single-handed sets the blueprint for modern sci-fi as we know it today. However there was more to Asimov than simply science fiction. Being a real life scientist he also wrote many popular science books that introduced science to the uninitiated and managed to inspire many (including myself) to seriously consider taking up science as career. But there is more! This prolific writer also found time to write some mystery short stories most famously the 'Tales of ... Read the complete review
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