The Positronic Man
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Average rating4.4
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Ratings8
Average rating4.4
Powerful and haunting, The Positronic Man is an unforgettable novel that redefines Isaac Asimov's and Robert Silverberg's place among the greatest science fiction authors of all time. In the twenty-first century the creation of the positronic brain leads to the development of robot laborers and revolutionizes life on Earth. But to the Martin family, their household robot NDR-113 is more than a trusted friend, a confidant, a member of the family. For through some unknown manufacturing glitch, Andrew has been blessed with a capacity for love and a drive toward self-awareness and devlopment that are almost human. But almost is not enough. Andrew's dream is to become fully human. Facing human prejudice, the laws of robotics, and his own mechanical limitations, Andrew will use science and law in his quest for the impossible, arriving at last at a terrifying choice: to make his dream a reality, he must pay the ultimate price. - Publisher.
Series
4 primary books10 released booksRobot is a 11-book series with 4 primary works first released in 1950 with contributions by Isaac Asimov.
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Faithful robot friend
you've more than earned your freedom
keep up the good fight.
I found the date references both amusing and a bit sad that we've not progresses as far as Asimov & Silverberg imagined. I did love that they see the Earth circling back to a lower population and more park-like.
The story moves along nicely although some of the sections on what Andrew Martin was thinking was more than I cared to hang in there with. I did find alot of the human and robot interactions very prophetic, to alot of the issues in the news lately around racism and bias.
I had hoped this was the story of Chetter Hummin, of Foundation series, and R Daneel Olivaw, of the Robot series, but the last chapter in this book says Andrew dies. Conspiracy theory might have you saying the death was a ruse but the prior chapters clearly spell out the logic for why he chooses to die. At least wikipedia has answered the long-time, burning, question I had; Is Chetter Hummin and R Dannel Olivaw the same unique robot?
