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Isaac Asimov
The fiction that shaped it

Isaac Asimov

Wrote the Three Laws — still the reference point for machine ethics.

1920–1992United States
Wikipedia
Known for
Three Laws of RoboticsPositronic brain

1 CareerEvery role we can document, most recent first

  1. 1949–19589 yrsBoston UniversityProfessor of Biochemistry

3 Books & papersPublished work, oldest first

  1. 1950I, Robot
  2. 1951Foundation
  3. 1954The Caves of Steel

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