Science-fiction Studies, Issue 14SFS Publications, 1978 - Science fiction |
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Astounding Science Fiction , May 1941 ) the idea of a formal law of harmlessness for robots developed further , and at ... Though the concept of a “ robot " can be traced back to sources within the ancient mythologies of many diverse ...
Astounding Science Fiction , May 1941 ) the idea of a formal law of harmlessness for robots developed further , and at ... Though the concept of a “ robot " can be traced back to sources within the ancient mythologies of many diverse ...
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Often , man's goal is not extermination of the robot but rather its re . straint . Tik Tok illustrates the primary types of confinement : imprisonment , ordered work , and deactivation . Dorothy first discovers the mechanical man in a ...
Often , man's goal is not extermination of the robot but rather its re . straint . Tik Tok illustrates the primary types of confinement : imprisonment , ordered work , and deactivation . Dorothy first discovers the mechanical man in a ...
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the respect of the human for the amicable , controlled robot is apparent ( 2:79 ) . In a way , the essence of the laws is automatically present in robots like Tik - Tok who need people for activation , for such a robot would be aware ...
the respect of the human for the amicable , controlled robot is apparent ( 2:79 ) . In a way , the essence of the laws is automatically present in robots like Tik - Tok who need people for activation , for such a robot would be aware ...
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Fredericks Problems of Fantasy | 33 |
Darko Suvin On What Is and Is Not an SF Narration With | 45 |
Marc Angenot Science Fiction in France before Verne | 58 |
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