Title: The Machine and the Robot

Title: The Machine and the Robot Title Record # 133617
Author: Isaac Asimov
Date: 1978-06-00
Type: ESSAY
Language: English

Synopsis: Machines and robots supplanting humanity is a theme in dystopian fiction but it may actually be a natural and desirable phase of evolution.

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Year	Title
1978	The Myth of the Machine

Year	Language	Title
1984^ⓘTranslated by Thomaz Newlands Neto.	Portuguese	O mito da máquina
1984^ⓘTranslated by Laura Serra	Italian	Il mito della macchina
1992^ⓘTranslated by Eduardo Saló	Portuguese	A máquina e o robot
1996^ⓘTranslated by Ronaldo Sérgio de Biasi	Portuguese	A Máquina e o Robô

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology	1978-00-00	ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph Olander, Patricia Warrick	Harper & Row	0-06-046943-9		xviii+ 476	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	anth
Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology	1978-06-00	ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph Olander, Patricia Warrick	Harper & Row	0-06-011626-9	$14.95^?$: US dollar	xviii+ 476	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Mark Rubin
Asimov on Science Fiction	1981-04-00	Isaac Asimov	Doubleday & Company	0-385-17443-8	$14.95^?$: US dollar	334	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	non-fic	Roger Zimmerman
Asimov on Science Fiction	1981-07-00	Isaac Asimov	Doubleday / SFBC	5223	$5.50^?$: US dollar	318	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	non-fic
Asimov on Science Fiction	1982-04-00	Isaac Asimov	Discus / Avon	0-380-58511-1	$2.95^?$: US dollar	xvi+ 300	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	non-fic
Asimov on Science Fiction	1983-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Granada	0-246-12044-4	£7.95^?£: UK pound	334	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	non-fic
Robot Visions	1990-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Guild Publishing	CN 6847		383	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Ralph McQuarrie
Robot Visions	1990-04-03	Isaac Asimov	Roc / Penguin	0-451-45000-0 / LE5000	$18.95^?$: US dollar	x+ 482	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Ralph McQuarrie
Robot Visions	1990-09-00	Isaac Asimov	Gollancz	0-575-04841-7	£12.95^?£: UK pound	383	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Ralph McQuarrie
Robot Visions	1991-03-00	Isaac Asimov	Roc / New American Library	0-451-45064-7	$4.99^?$: US dollar	x+ 482	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Ralph McQuarrie
Robot Visions	1991-05-09	Isaac Asimov	VGSF / Victor Gollancz	0-575-05056-X	£5.99^?£: UK pound	383	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Ralph McQuarrie
On the Past, Present & Future - 66 Essays	1992-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Barnes & Noble Books	0-88029-939-8		viii+ 374	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	non-fic
Robot Visions	1993-09-00	Isaac Asimov	VGSF / Gollancz	0-575-05527-8	£4.99^?£: UK pound	511	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Ralph McQuarrie
Robot Visions	1997-02-00	Isaac Asimov	Vista	0-575-60152-3	£5.99^?£: UK pound	511	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Ralph McQuarrie
Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology	1998-00-00	ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph Olander, Patricia Warrick	HarperCollins	0-06-046943-9	$15.62^?$: US dollar		hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Robot Visions	2001-04-00	Isaac Asimov	Gollancz	1-85798-336-X	£6.99^?£: UK pound	511	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Ralph McQuarrie
Robot Visions	2004-07-00	Isaac Asimov	Roc / New American Library	0-451-45064-7	$7.99^?$: US dollar	x+ 482	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Ralph McQuarrie
Robot Visions	2015-09-11	Isaac Asimov	Recorded Books	978-1-4906-9394-1			digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	coll
Robot Visions	date unknown	Isaac Asimov	Roc / New American Library	0-451-45064-7	C$5.99^?C$: Canadian dollar	x+ 482	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Ralph McQuarrie
Robot Visions	date unknown	Isaac Asimov	Roc	0-451-45064-7 / LE5064	$4.99^?$: US dollar	x+ 482	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Ralph McQuarrie
Robot Visions	date unknown	Isaac Asimov	Roc / New American Library	0-451-45064-7	$7.99^?$: US dollar	x+ 482	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Ralph McQuarrie
Robot Visions	date unknown	Isaac Asimov	Recorded Books				digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	coll

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