LET'S GET TOGETHER - YOUTH E-Book

Isaac Asimov

• Herausgeber: Lebooks Editora
• Kategorie: Gesellschafts- und Liebesromane
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2024

Beschreibung

Isaac Asimov was an American writer, considered one of the most important science fiction writers of the 20th century. Asimov was born in Petrovichi, Russia, on January 2, 1920. At the age of three, he moved with his family to the United States, where he was raised in the Brooklyn neighborhood of New York. In 1950, Isaac Asimov published the book "I, Robot," which became a science fiction classic. In a series of nine stories, the author narrates the development of robots from their beginnings in their natural state in the mid-20th century to a state of extreme perfection, where robots rule the world of humans in their own interest. Isaac Asimov was an exceptional short story writer with hundreds of short stories to his credit. In this ebook, the reader will have two samples of Isaac Asimov's talent: "Let's Get Together" and "Youth."

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Isaac Asimov

LET´S GET TOGETHER

YOUTH

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INTRODUCTION

LET'S GET TOGETHER

YOUTH

Introduction

Isaac Asimov

(1920-1972)

Isaac Asimov was an American writer, considered one of the most important science fiction writers of the 20th century. Asimov was born in Petrovichi, Russia, on January 2, 1920. At the age of three, he moved with his family to the United States, where he was raised in the Brooklyn neighborhood of New York. In 1928, he became a naturalized American citizen. His interest in science fiction began at a young age. At the age of 14, he published his first story in a school newspaper. In 1935, he began studying Chemistry at Columbia University, and in 1939, he graduated. In the same year, he sold his first story, "Marooned off Vesta," to the Amazing Stories magazine.

During World War II, he served as a chemist at the Naval Air Experimental Station in Philadelphia. In May 1945, he published the first story of the "Foundation" saga in the Astounding Science Fiction magazine. In 1948, he completed his Ph.D. in Biochemistry at Columbia University. The following year, he became an assistant professor of Biochemistry at the Boston University School of Medicine.

In 1950, Isaac Asimov published the book "I, Robot," which became a science fiction classic. In a series of nine stories, the author narrates the development of robots from their beginnings in their natural state in the mid-20th century to a state of extreme perfection, where robots rule the world of humans in their own interest. In 1954, he began publishing scientific outreach with the book "Chemicals of Life."

In 1958, Asimov left his position at the university to devote himself entirely to his writing career.

Isaac Asimov was an exceptional short story writer with hundreds of short stories to his credit. In this ebook, the reader will have two samples of Isaac Asimov's talent: "Let's Get Together" and "Youth."

"Let's Get Together" is a science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov. The robots in this tale are very different from Asimov's norm, being quite happy to work as war machines. The tale is also based on a continuation of Cold War hostility, rather than the peaceful unified world of most of the robot stories.

“Youth” is about two young boys find some very unusual new pets in this short story from a Grand Master of Science Fiction.

Tagging along while his astronomer father visits an industrialist at his vast estate, young Slim is lucky enough to make fast friends with the industrialist’s son, Red, who has recently caught some very strange animals on the property.

The animals seem intelligent enough, and red recruits Slim to help him train the odd creatures to do circus tricks. But the boys are about to discover their playthings aren’t exactly animals—and they’ve allowed themselves to be caught for a reason…

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LET'S GET TOGETHER

A kind of peace had endured for a century and people had forgotten what anything else was like. They would scarcely have known how to react had they discovered that a kind of war had finally come.

Certainly, Elias Lynn, Chief of the Bureau of Robotics, wasn't sure how he ought to react when he finally found out. The Bureau of Robotics was headquartered in Cheyenne, in line with the century-old trend toward decentralization, and Lynn stared dubiously at the young Security officer from Washington who had brought the news.

Elias Lynn was a large man, almost charmingly homely, with pale blue eyes that bulged a bit. Men weren't usually comfortable under the stare of those eyes, but the Security officer remained calm.

Lynn decided that his first reaction ought to be incredulity. Hell, it was incredulity! He just didn't believe it!

He eased himself back in his chair and said, "How certain is the information?"

The Security officer, who had introduced himself as Ralph G. Breckenridge and had presented credentials to match, had the softness of youth about him; full lips, plump cheeks that flushed easily, and guileless eyes. His clothing was out of line with Cheyenne but it suited a universally air-conditioned Washington, where Security, despite everything, was still centered.

Breckenridge flushed and said, "There's no doubt about it."