Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Satisfaction Guaranteed by Isaac Asimov Satisfaction Guaranteed by Isaac Asimov. I have been writing short stories for fifty-one years and I haven't yet quit. In addition to the hundreds of short stories I have published, there are at least a dozen in press waiting to be published, and two stories written and not yet submitted. So I have by no means retired. There is, however, no way one can publish short stories for this length of time without understanding that the time left to him is limited. In the words of the song: "Forevermore is shorter than before." It is time, therefore, for Doubleday to pull the strings together and get all my fiction-short stories and novels, too-into a definitive form and in uniform bindings, both in hard and soft covers. It may sound conceited of me to say so (I am frequently accused of being conceited), but my fiction generally has been popular from the start and has continued to be well received through the years. To locate any one story, however, that you no longer have and wish you did, or to find one you have heard about but have missed is no easy task. My stories appeared originally in any one of many magazines, the original issues of which are all but unobtainable. They then appeared in any of a multiplicity of anthologies and collections, copies of which are almost as unobtainable. It is Doubleday's intention to make this multivolume collection definitive and uniform in the hope that the science fiction public, the mystery public (for my many mysteries will also be collected), and libraries as well will seize upon them ravenously and clear their book shelves to make room for Isaac Asimav: The Complete Stories. We begin in this volume with two of my early collections from the 1950s, Earth Is Room Enough and Nine Tomorrows. The former includes such favorites of mine as "Franchise," which deals with the ultimate election day; "Living Space," which gives every family a world of its own; "The Fun They Had," my most anthologized story; "Jokester," whose ending I bet you don't anticipate if you've never read the story before; and "Dreaming Is a Private Thing," concerning which Robert A. Heinlein accused me of making money out of my own neuroses. Nine Tomorrows, the personal favorite of all my collections, contains not one story I don't consider to be excellent examples of my productions of the 1950s. In particular, there is "The Last Question," which, of all the stories I have written, is my absolute favorite. Then there is "The Ugly Little Boy," my third-favorite story. My tales tend to be cerebral, but I count on this one to bring about a tear or two. (To find out which is the second-favorite of my stories, you'll have to read successive volumes of this collection.) "The Feeling of Power" is another frequently anthologized piece and is rather prophetic, considering it was written before anyone was thinking of pocket computers. "All the Troubles of the World" is a suspense story and "The Dying Night" is a mystery based, alas, on an astronomical "fact" now known to be quite mistaken. Then there is a later collection included here, Nightfall and Other Stories, which features "Nightfall," a story that many readers and the Science Fiction Writers of America have voted the best science fiction story ever written (I don't think so, but it would be impolite to argue). Other favorites of mine are " 'Breeds There a Man . . . ?' ", which is rather chilling; "Sally," which expresses my feelings about automobiles; "Strikebreaker," which I consider much underappreciated; and "Eyes Do More than See," a short heartstring wrencher. There'll be more volumes, but begin by reading this one. You will make an old man very happy, you know. Literature / Satisfaction Guaranteed. Claire Belmont is nervous about the new robot TN-3, also known as Tony. Her husband, Lawrence, insists that she'll be perfectly safe, and robopsychologist Dr Susan Calvin reaffirms this claim. Tony will be inside the house, not even going outside to get the newspaper, for the three weeks of Larry's absence. This is part of an experiment so that US Robots & Mechanical Men can expand their services into people's homes, rather than simply having industrial applications. Larry is going to be spending the next three weeks in DC, lobbying to get legal approval for robots like the TN series out into private homes. He regrets that his wife is so weak, especially compared to Gladys Claffern. Claire very much agrees, feeling herself to be mousy and nervous. Tony starts by polishing the furniture and making breakfast in bed for Claire, and as she opens up to the mechanical man, she finds he's always there to comfort her. He also starts to subtly build her confidence, and tell her why she, Claire Belmont, is better than a dozen Gladys Clafferns. When she hosts a dinner party for Gladys and her friends, she finds her nervous terror transform into the aloofness of an experienced socialite. Asimov on Other Media. Asimov - Science Fiction read by Isaac Asimov, Listening Library, 1985, 2 cassettes (117 mins.). ISBN 0-807-23418-4 Unabridged readings of "I Just Make Them Up, See?", "Someday", "The Feeling of Power", "Satisfaction Guaranteed", and "Living Space". Asimov's Guide to Earth & Space read by Michael Jackson, Dove Audio, (360 mins.). Unabridged reading. Asimov's Mysteries read by Dan Lazar, Books on Tape, 8 cassettes (480 mins.). Unabridged reading. The Best of Isaac Asimov read by Dan Lazar, Books on Tape, 8 cassettes (720 mins.). Unabridged reading. Best of Science Fiction and Fantasy Dove Audio, 1991, 4 cassettes (360 mins.). Unabridged reading of "Someday" plus 10 short stories by other authors. The Complete Robot read by Larry McKeever, Books on Tape, 17 cassettes (1530 mins.). Unabridged reading. The Complete Robot read by Lloyd Battista, Warner Audio Pub., 2 cassettes (120 mins.), 1985. Unabridged readings from the book. The Complete Robot Random Audiobooks, 2 cassettes, 1988. Forward the Foundation read by David Dukes, Bantam Audio, (360 mins.). ISBN 0-553-47007-8 Abridged reading. Forward the Foundation read by Larry McKeever, Books on Tape, (1180 mins.). Unabridged reading. Foundation read by Larry McKeever, Books on Tape, 6 cassettes (360 mins.). Unabridged reading. Foundation read by Isaac Asimov, Bantam Audio, New York, 1988, 2 cassettes (180 mins.), Dolby processed. ISBN 0-553-45114-6 Abridged reading of Foundation . Foundation: the psychohistorians read by William Shatner, Caedmon TC1508, New York, 1976, 33 1/3 rpm., stereo, 12 in., 1 disc, (59 mins.). Foundation: the psychohistorians read by William Shatner, Caedmon Audio Cassettes, 1984. 1 cassette (90 mins.), ISBN 0-898-45210-4 Excerpted. Foundation: the psychohistorians read by William Shatner, HarperAudio, 1 cassette. Foundation and Earth read by David Dukes, Bantam Audio, 194, 2 cassettes (180 mins.). ISBN 0-553-47258-5 Abridged reading. Foundation and Earth read by Larry McKeever, Books on Tape, (1170 mins.). Unabridged reading. Foundation and Empire: Mule read by Isaac Asimov, HarperAudio, 1 cassette. Foundation and Empire read by David Dukes, Bantam Audio, 1991, 2 cassettes (180 mins.), Dolby processed. ISBN 0-553-45261-4 Abridged reading. Foundation and Empire read by Dan Lazar, Books on Tape, 8 cassettes (480 mins.). Unabridged reading. Foundation's Edge read by Isaac Asimov, Caedmon TC1710, New York, 1982, 33 1/3 rpm., stereo, 12 in., 1 disc, (62 mins.). Foundation's Edge read by Isaac Asimov, HarperAudio HC1710, 1994, 1 cassette, Dolby processed. ISBN 1-559-94934-1. Foundation's Edge read by Larry McKeever, Books on Tape, 9 cassettes (810 mins.). Unabridged reading. Foundation's Edge read by David Dukes, Bantam Audio, New York, 1992, 1 cassette. ISBN 0-553-47072-8 Abridged reading. Friends, Robots, Countrymen: Isaac Asimov Presents: Favorite Robot Stories From His Private Library read by Isaac Asimov, Dercum Press, 1991, 4 cassettes (360 mins.). ISBN 1-556-56120-2, 1-556-56121-0. Here Today, Gone Tomorrow Dercum Press, 1991, 4 cassettes. ISBN 1-556-56152-6. In Memory Yet Green read by Dan Lazar, Books on Tape, 20 cassettes (1800 mins.). Unabridged reading. Inside Star Trek Columbia, New York, 1976, 33 1/3 rpm, stereo, 12 in., 1 disc. Includes the track "Asimov's world of science fiction". Isaac Asimov Audio Collection read by Isaac Asimov and William Shatner, Caedmon, 1994, 3 cassettes (240 mins.), Dolby processed. ISBN 1- 55994-747-0 Unabridged reading of "Foundation: The Psychohistorians", excerpts from "Foundation's Edge", abridged reading of "Foundation: The Mayors". The Isaac Asimov Cassette Library Random Audiobooks, 6 cassettes. Isaac Asimov Conversations With Writers Tapes Readers, 1980, 1 cassette. ISBN 9-997-01632-7. Isaac Asimov Himself read by Isaac Asimov, Audio Partners Publishing, Auburn Ca., 1975, 2 cassettes (180 mins.). Unabridged readings of "The Immortal Bard", "The Last Question", "Someday", "Jokester", and "The Ugly Little Boy", with anecdotes and comments. Isaac Asimov talks: an interview Writer's Voice, Cincinnati, 1974, 1 cassette. Asimov discusses writing and his career as an author with Lois Rosenthal. Isaac Asimov's Guide to Earth and Space read by Michael Jackson, Dove Audio, 1991, 4 cassettes. ISBN 1-558-00452-1. Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine read by Peter Marinker and Ed Bishop, Listen For Pleasure, Ontario Canada, 1986, 2 cassettes (120 mins.), Dolby processed. Unabridged readings of "Strikebreaker" and "It's Such a Beautiful Day", plus Frederik Pohl's "Soaking Up the Rays". Issac [sic] Asimov Minnesota Public Radio, St. Paul, Minn., 1972, 2 cassettes (120 mins.). Recorded Oct. 15, 1972, at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. Asimov talks about his belief that the goals of the women's movement will be achieved not through persistent attacks on discrimination, but by social necessity demanding the rationing of motherhood in the face of massive overpopulation. The Last Question and Other Stories Listening Library, Old Greenwich, CT, 1975, 1 cassette (87 mins.) Unabridged readings of "The Last Question", "The Immortal Bard", "Someday", and "Jokester". The Mayors read by Isaac Asimov, Caedmon TC1527, New York, 1977, 33 1/3 rpm., stereo, 12 in., 1 disc, (65 mins.) The Mayors read by Isaac Asimov, HarperAudio, 1 cassette. The Mule read by Isaac Asimov, Caedmon TC1661, New York, 1981, 33 1/3 rpm., stereo, 12 in., 1 disc, (59 mins.) Murder at the ABA read by Daniel Grace, Books on Tape, 8 cassettes (480 mins.). Unabridged reading. Nightfall read by various performers, Conde Nast, 1976, 33 1/3 rpm., 12 in., 1 disc. Nightfall (novel) Bookcassette Sales, 1991, 8 cassettes. ISBN 1-561-00065-5. Nightfall (novel) read by Bill Weidman, Brilliance Corp., 1991, 4 cassettes (600 mins.). ISBN 0-930-43571-0. Norby the Mixed-Up Robot read by Mark Hamill, HarperAudio, 1 cassette (45 mins). Prelude to Foundation read by David Dukes, Bantam Audio Publishing, 1989, 2 cassettes (180 mins.), Dolby processed. ISBN 0-553-45162-6. Prelude to Foundation read by Larry McKeever, Books on Tape, 12 cassettes (1080 mins.). Unabridged reading. The Robots of Dawn read by Isaac Asimov, Caedmon TC 1732, New York, 1983, 33 1/3 rpm., stereo, 12 in., 1 disc, (51 mins.). Abridged reading. The Robots of Dawn read by Isaac Asimov, HarperAudio, 1 cassette. Abridged reading. Sci Fi Private Eye Dercum Press, 1993, 4 cassettes. ISBN1-556-56169-5, 1-556-56170-9. Science Fiction Favorites: Isaac Asimov read by Isaac Asimov, Listening Library, 1975, 6 cassettes (288 mins.). ISBN 0-8072-2928-8 Unabridged reading of "I Just Make Them Up, See"; "Someday"; "The Feeling of Power"; "Satisfaction Guaranteed"; "Living Space"; "The Last Question"; "Jokester"; "The Immortal Bard"; "Spell My Name With an 'S'"; "The Ugly Little Boy", with introduction. Second Foundation read by Dan Lazar, Books on Tape, 8 cassettes (480 mins.). Unabridged reading. Second Foundation read by David Dukes, Bantam Audio, 1991, 2 cassettes (180 mins.). ISBN 0-553-47015-9. Abridged reading. Stories from The Complete Robot read by Lloyd Battista with an introduction by Asimov, Warner Audio Pub., New York, 1985, 2 cassettes (120 mins.), Dolby processed. Unabridged readings of "Mirror image", "Segregationist", and "Evidence". Time Bride Durkin Hayes Pub Audio, 1980. Asimov's last major interview, in which he talks about robots and robotics, genetic engineering, nanotechnology, deep space travel, terraforming planets, artificial intelligence, and the origins of the universe. Isaac Asimov's Robots VCR Mystery Game Eastman Kodak Company, 1988, 40 mins. A game based on the worlds of The Caves of Steel and The Naked Sun , the players watch the tape and uncover each of the six photo clue cards at selected points in the story. At the end of the tape, each player makes an accusation based on the clues provided. Each clue card has two sides with different clues on each side, providing 32 possible outcomes to the game. Clue cards are provided for four levels of difficulty; suggested for 1 to 12 players, ages 10 and up. Voyage to the Outer Planets and Beyond Today Home Entertainment, 1987, 54 mins. A simulated video voyage through the Solar System, combining NASA and JPL images from the Voyager space probe with a digitized recording of Holst's "The Planets", with Isaac Asimov as host and narrator. Includes a full color NASA brochure about the planets, and a space almanac listing solar and lunar eclipses, occultations, and periodic comets. The entire text of the book, including features allowing the reader to search for every occurrence of any word, add margin comments and end notes, highlight text, mark pages and leave bookmarks. The Complete Stories Volume 2 A Voyager Expanded Book, The Voyager Company, Santa Monica, Ca., 1992, one 1.4 MB high density floppy. Available for Macintosh, requires at least system 6.0.7 and hard drive with 2.2 MB available. The entire text of the book, including features allowing the reader to search for every occurrence of any word, add margin comments and end notes, highlight text, mark pages and leave bookmarks. Isaac Asimov Science Adventure II Knowledge Adventure. Available for DOS computers. A virtual science museum with over 150 rooms, with over 1000 illustrated, interactive, and interlinked articles by Isaac Asimov, adapted from Isaac Asimov's Chronology of Science and Discovery . Isaac Asimov's Kayleth , (only released in the U.K.). Available for the Commodore 64. A graphic adventure with a robot storyline which is not in the least integrated into the universe of the novels. Isaac Asimov's The Ultimate Robot Byron Preiss Multimedia, Microsoft Home, CD-ROM. Available for Macintosh, requires Mac II or better, 13 in. color monitor, System 7.0 or later, 5 MB memory, CD-ROM drive. Available for Multimedia PC, requires a Multimedia PC or compatible, with 386SX or higher microprocessor, 4 MB of RAM, 1-3 MB of available hard disk space, CD-ROM drive, MPC-1 Compatible sound card, and VGA+ graphics (640x480x256 colors), MS-DOS 3.1 or later, MS Windows 3.1 or later. Contains the text of all of Asimov's major stories and essays about robots; illustrations of Asimov's robots by Ralph McQuarrie (production designer of Star Wars ); an interactive robot toolkit for building animated robots; photos of many Asimov book covers; a collection of photos of Asimov in various settings; Quicktime movies of Asimov interviews and some of his television appearances, Quicktime clips from several motion pictures featuring robots, including Star Wars, 2001: A Space Odyssey and Forbidden Planet; videos of real robots used in space, undersea, offices, and labs; an animated handbook on robot movement; and a timeline of robotic history. The Robots of Dawn Epyx, Available for the Commodore 64. A text adventure released in 1986 which is well integrated into the world of the novels. Ask Isaac Asimov About Space Enteractive, CD-ROM. Available for Macintosh, requires Macintosh LCIII or better, 640x480 color monitor, System 7.1 or later, 8 MB RAM, 3 MB hard disk space, double-speed CD-ROM drive. Available for Windows, requires 486-33 MHz processor or better, 640x480 color monitor, Windows 3.1 or later, 8 MB RAM, 3 MB hard disk space, double-speed CD-ROM drive. Why Do We Have Different Seasons? What Is a Shooting Star? Why Does the Moon Change Shape? What Is an Eclipse? Why Do Stars Twinkle? Isaac Asimov's Library of the Universe Zane Publishing, 7 CD-ROM set. Compatible with both Macintosh and Windows. Macintosh requires 68030 or better, color monitor, system 7.0 or later, 8 MB memory, CD-ROM drive. Windows requires 386/33 or higher microprocessor, VGA or better color monitor, MS Windows 3.1 or later, 4 MB memory, CD_ROM drive; mouse and sound card recommended. Based on the Gareth Stevens series "Isaac Asimov's Library of the Universe", and contains more than 2,400 images, 255 minutes of feature presentations, questions and answers, interactive quizzes, customized glossaries, free Webster's New World Dictionary, and free American Concise Encyclopedia. The Solar System Our Solar System The Sun Comets and Meteors The Asteroids Mercury: The Quick Planet Venus: A Shrouded Mystery Earth: Our Home Base The Earth's Moon Mars: Our Mysterious Neighbor Jupiter: The Spotted Giant Saturn: The Ringed Beauty Uranus: The Sideways Planet Neptune: The Farthest Giant Pluto: A Double Planet? How Was the Universe Born? Our Milky Way and Other Galaxies The Birth and Death of Stars Quasars, Pulsars, and Black Holes Ancient Astronomy Mythology and the Universe Astronomy Today The Space Spotter's Guide Rockets, Probes, and Satellites Piloted Space Flights Colonizing the Planets and Stars Space Garbage Did Comets Kill the Dinosaurs? Science Fiction, Science Fact Is Their Life on Other Planets? Unidentified Flying Objects. Robot City Byron Preiss Multimedia, CD-ROM. Available for Macintosh and Windows. An adventure game based on Isaac Asimov's Robot City, in which the player is the prime suspect when a human robotics expert has been murdered once a secret experiment has gone wrong. The player must elude hunter robots in a chase through a 3-D environment, and find the real killer in order to save Robot City. A game of stellar cargo transportation with little relation to Asimov. Isaac Asimov Presents Superquiz by Waddington's Waddington Games, Inc., Ontario. A trivia game based on Ken Fisher's Superquiz books. Cards contain 5760 general knowledge questions with answers, in three levels of difficulty, and six categories: sports, history, science, geography, words, and movies. A pad of score sheets is included. To the Isaac Asimov home page. Robot (Isaac Asimov) Some robots, like R. Daneel Olivaw, are externally indistinguishable from humans. Robots (sometimes known as Positronic Robots or Asenian Robots ) are a sapient artificial race of mechanical humanoids equipped with positronic brains and originally manufactured by U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men. They are notably bound to obey the Three Laws of Robotics, which form an intrinsic part of the positronic brain's coding, and thus cannot be left out of their programming. The Three Laws have been stated as such: First Law : A robot may not harm a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. Second Law : A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. Third Law : A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws. Although they cannot be omitted, the Three Laws can, under some circumstances, be slightly modified for some models for a variety of reasons, usually with unfortunate consequences. Contents. Biology and behavior [ edit | edit source ] Despite being regarded as property, Robots have repeatedly displayed signs of true sapience and self-awareness. Thanks to the influence of the Heisenberg uncertainty principle, even if their brains are mass-produced no two individuals will develop exactly alike. They can learn and adapt themselves to new situations, converse among themselves and develop unique personalities. They have displayed the ability to rationalize commands, make complex decisions, and even reinterpret the Three Laws in new and unexpected ways. For instance, a Robot ordered to sacrifice his life to save a human being will undeniably do so, even if aware that the human cannot be saved. However, if the Robot is not explicitly ordered to sacrifice himself, while the First Law taking precedence over the Third Law would suggest that he would try it anyway; it is possible for the Robot to rationalize that the effort would be meaningless and that preserving his own life to be able to continue to serve other humans might be a more adequate interpretation of what he should logically do in such situation, still in accordance with the Three Laws. However, it should be noted that the Three Laws are more than just programming, as they make up an integral and vital part of the positronic brain's circuits. It's not possible for a Robot to knowingly break them, or to function without them. Robots which have been forced into situations where they have no choice other than to disobey or contradict the laws to any extent tend to enter a nonfunctional state that has been linked to insanity and sometimes a state of irreversible catatonia. In a few, extraordinarily rare cases, however, some Robots have displayed eagerness to disobey the Laws (as in "Christmas Without Rodney" and "Cal"), and in at least one case did so (in "First Law") without any visible ill-effect. In "Little Lost Robot", it is suggested that the Robots are aware of their physical and mental superiority, and the only thing that keeps them submissive to humans is their innate impulse to obey the Laws. Although most Robots are built to be strong, tough and durable, they do have a chief physical weakness in the form of gamma radiation, which their positronic circuits are extremely sensitive to, and which will render the Robot irreversibly inoperative even in quantities that would still be safe for organic beings. Culture and society [ edit | edit source ] Most Robots live to serve humans and regard this existence as pleasurable. They wish nothing more than to help their creators and perform their tasks dutifully. In their spare time, however, most Robots do have a tendency to seek others of their kind and converse with them. Some have took on hobbies, including artistic ones. And there have been a few cases of Robots going as far as to develop their own culture. In "Reason", for instance, a group of Robots working on a space station developed a religious belief that they were not in fact created by humans, but instead both humans and Robots were created by the station's power source, which they regarded as a superior being and started to worship. History [ edit | edit source ] The first Robots were made in the late 20th century and, at the beginning, could be purchased by families as companions for their children, as seen in "Robbie". However, at the early 21st century, due to the influence of widespread anti-Robot feelings, new laws were passed that prohibited the use of Robots on Earth and inhabited space colonies. Although their parts were still produced on Earth, the Robots were all shipped to space stations or energy-generating outposts on uninhabited worlds, to be assembled by specialized personnel and used as menial laborers. The anti-Robot attitude only changed gradually, over the couse of decades. As the public became more accepting of Robots, their use as a cheap workforce, and later as domestic servants became increasingly popular on Earth. By the time of The Caves of Steel , however, about 3,000 years later, humanity has been split into two groups: the Spacers which have colonized other planets and still use Robots habitually; and the Earthers, which have retreated into increasingly-overpopulated subterranean settlements and once again reject the use of Robots in human-inhabited areas. 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