Luis Vargas Mr. Marotta College English 10 Research Paper February 5, 2015 Isaac Asimov Isaac Asimov was a science fiction author and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, born on January 2, 1920. Asimov’s greatest achievement was perhaps the three laws of robotics which appeared on his most famous book known as I,Robot. According to the three laws; a robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm, a robot must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law (Asimov). A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. While he was not the most influential science fiction …show more content…
He even made it clear that the three laws were “...far too simplistic not to require extensive interpretation, even ‘modification’”(Gorman). With this is hand, it shows that Asimov does not only care about his own contribution to the science fiction genre but he also opened the doors for those who have been considering to follow his own footsteps. Unlike some successful writers who contributed greatly to literature such as Shakespeare, Asimov was brave enough to point out the weaknesses and strengths of his own …show more content…
Asimov cleverly uses a robot as an analogy of the human mind with all its complexity and mysteries. In this story a robot which camed known as Cutie after it developed an advance sense of reasoning guided the book into an entirely new perspective. Cutie was not only able to out reason any human being but he was also capable of controlling other robots through his reasoning, he even was able to create his own belief system in which he was considered the liberator. At various point throughout the book, Cutie claimed that he had the ability of dreaming just like human do. Unlike Herbie who had the ability of lying, Cutie was technologically superior since he was able to control other robots. He even tried to exterminate the human race once. In order to construct such a compelling short story such as “Reason”, one must have a solid understanding of technology and literature which only a select few such as Asimov can