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Название книги: Cyborg
Автор(ы): William Wu
Жанр: Научная Фантастика
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Isaac Asimov's Robot City. Book 3
Special thanks for help in writing this novel are due to David M. Harris, Michael P. Kube-McDowell, Rob Chilson, Alison Telure, my parents, Dr. William Q. Wu and Cecile F. Wu, and Plus Five Computer Services, Inc.This novel is dedicated toLaura J. Lehewwho always remains very special
Cybernetic Organismby Isaac Asimov
A robot is a robot and an organism is an organism.An organism, as we all know, is built up of cells. From the molecular standpoint, its key molecules are nucleic acids and proteins. These float in a watery medium, and the whole has a bony support system. It is useless to go on with the description, since we are all familiar with organisms and since we are examples of them ourselves.A robot, on the other hand, is (as usually pictured in science fiction) an object, more or less resembling a human being, constructed out of strong, rust-resistant metal. Science fiction writers are generally chary of describing the robotic details too closely since they are not usually essential