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(Msg. 1) Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 11:57 pm
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Can anyone tell me the importance/impact in robotics of isaac Asimov.
And the importance of science fiction writers in science.
thanks

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 11:57 pm
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André Cardoso <andre_cardoso.RemoveThis@netcabo.pt> wrote:

 >Can anyone tell me the importance/impact in robotics of isaac Asimov.
 >And the importance of science fiction writers in science.
 >thanks

Needed for a paper in school, huh?

Sorry, you'll find that in most of these alt.books.* groups,
people won't do your homework for you.
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2004 2:14 am
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Asimov had essentially negligible importance in robotics as he never wrote
about robots.
Don Johnson
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2004 2:14 am
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"DJohn37050" <djohn37050.RemoveThis@aol.com> wrote in message
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 > Asimov had essentially negligible importance in robotics as he never
wrote
 > about robots.

He invented the word "robotics," at least. Give the man SOME credit.

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(Msg. 5) Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2004 2:14 am
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djohn37050.TakeThisOut@aol.com (DJohn37050) wrote in message news:<20040323181403.20529.00002012.TakeThisOut@mb-m24.aol.com>...
 > Asimov had essentially negligible importance in robotics as he never wrote
 > about robots.
 > Don Johnson

Don Johnson

I do not mean to degrade Isaac but you have to understand one
thing...Asimov is a writer...he did not in any way invent or even was
part of a science team that built robots...Unlike Arthur Clarke who
was in one time part of a NASA team that studied satellite theory (or
something)...a writer writes fiction...in fiction anything is
possible...ask JK Rowlings...

if you want to know important people in robotics..try to research on
Toyota...or Sony or one of those Japanese manufacturing companies that
was able to use robotics in actual real life outputs...well mostly in
automated manufacturing systems...which greatly improved our lives by
bringing cost of cars and electronics to the average consumers...Now
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2004 4:28 am
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"Ernest Fairchild" <ernestf RemoveThis @delphidude.com> wrote:

 >"DJohn37050" <djohn37050 RemoveThis @aol.com> wrote

  >>Asimov had essentially negligible importance in robotics as he never wrote
  >>about robots.

 >He invented the word "robotics," at least. Give the man SOME credit.

Ernest, that whooshing sound you just heard was DJohn37050's
send-up of the original poster passing over your head at Warp 10.
Hope the warpic boom didn't do you too much damage.
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2004 4:28 am
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"Ogden Johnson III" <oj3usmc.TakeThisOut@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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 > "Ernest Fairchild" <ernestf.TakeThisOut@delphidude.com> wrote:
 >
  > >"DJohn37050" <djohn37050.TakeThisOut@aol.com> wrote
 >
   > >>Asimov had essentially negligible importance in robotics as he never
wrote
   > >>about robots.
 >
  > >He invented the word "robotics," at least. Give the man SOME credit.
 >
 > Ernest, that whooshing sound you just heard was DJohn37050's
 > send-up of the original poster passing over your head at Warp 10.
 > Hope the warpic boom didn't do you too much damage.

Oh, I realized he wasn't serious. Just thought I'd throw a little bomb
back in exchange <g>.

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(Msg. 8) Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2004 7:54 am
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Ernest Fairchild wrote:
 > He invented the word "robotics," at least. Give the man SOME credit.

He is. It is the OP to whom he is giving no credit (or at least, no
help).

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(Msg. 9) Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2004 7:54 am
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"Brian Tung" <brian.DeleteThis@isi.edu> wrote in message
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 > Ernest Fairchild wrote:
  > > He invented the word "robotics," at least. Give the man SOME credit.
 >
 > He is. It is the OP to whom he is giving no credit (or at least, no
 > help).

I really must admit that I don't know what OP means in this context.

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(Msg. 10) Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2004 8:21 am
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djohn37050.DeleteThis@aol.com (DJohn37050) wrote in message news:<20040323181403.20529.00002012.DeleteThis@mb-m24.aol.com>...
 > Asimov had essentially negligible importance in robotics as he never wrote
 > about robots.
 > Don Johnson

Huh? Would you care to expand on that a bit?

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(Msg. 11) Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2004 8:54 am
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Ernest Fairchild wrote:
 > I really must admit that I don't know what OP means in this context.

Sorry about that. OP means "original poster." It's semi-common Usenet
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"Brian Tung" <brian RemoveThis @isi.edu> wrote in message
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 > Ernest Fairchild wrote:
  > > I really must admit that I don't know what OP means in this context.
 >
 > Sorry about that. OP means "original poster." It's semi-common
Usenet
 > parlance.

One which I haven't heard despite being on Usenet for 8 years. Heh Wink.

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(Msg. 13) Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2004 12:30 pm
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André Cardoso wrote:
 > Can anyone tell me the importance/impact in robotics of isaac Asimov.
 > And the importance of science fiction writers in science.
 > thanks
 >

Try Wikipedia for all your homework needs:
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Asimov" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Asimov</a>


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(Msg. 14) Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2004 12:44 pm
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On 24 Mar 2004 05:21:33 -0800, mtiedemann DeleteThis @earthlink.net (Mark) wrote:

 >djohn37050@aol.com (DJohn37050) wrote in message news:<20040323181403.20529.00002012 DeleteThis @mb-m24.aol.com>...
  >> Asimov had essentially negligible importance in robotics as he never wrote
  >> about robots.
  >> Don Johnson
 >
 >Huh? Would you care to expand on that a bit?
 >
That's just the standard NG answer to someone who shows up asking such question.

Of course, everyone knows how Asimov wrote about geosynchronous satellites,
the "space elevator" and humanity's first contact with an alien race... No
robots whatsoever in those, at most a computer gone nuts.

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(Msg. 15) Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2004 7:03 pm
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Marco Funcke wrote:
 > That's just the standard NG answer to someone who shows up asking such
 > question.
 >
 > Of course, everyone knows how Asimov wrote about geosynchronous satellites,
 > the "space elevator" and humanity's first contact with an alien race... No
 > robots whatsoever in those, at most a computer gone nuts.

I understand he was so upset about not being able to get robots into these
stories that he was compelled to write them under a pseudonym.

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