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Computer crimes and capers
In these stories computers appear as both the abused and as abusers. Among the writers represented are Robert Silverberg, Joe Cores, Edward Wellen, Edward Hoch, Gordon R. Dickson, Stan Dryer, J.T. Mcintosh and Isaac Asimov.
235 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1983
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Isaac Asimov
4,339 books27.9k followersWorks of prolific Russian-American writer Isaac Asimov include popular explanations of scientific principles,
The Foundation Trilogy
(1951-1953), and other volumes of fiction.
Isaac Asimov, a professor of biochemistry, wrote as a highly successful author, best known for his books.
Asimov, professor, generally considered of all time, edited more than five hundred books and ninety thousand letters and postcards. He published in nine of the ten major categories of the Dewey decimal classification but lacked only an entry in the category of philosophy (100).
People widely considered Asimov, a master of the genre alongside Robert Anson Heinlein and Arthur Charles Clarke as the "big three" during his lifetime. He later tied Galactic Empire and the Robot into the same universe as his most famous series to create a unified "future history" for his stories much like those that Heinlein pioneered and Cordwainer Smith and Poul Anderson previously produced. He penned "Nightfall," voted in 1964 as the best short story of all time; many persons still honor this title. He also produced well mysteries, fantasy, and a great quantity of nonfiction. Asimov used Paul French, the pen name, for the Lucky Starr, series of juvenile novels.
Most books of Asimov in a historical way go as far back to a time with possible question or concept at its simplest stage. He often provides and mentions well nationalities, birth, and death dates for persons and etymologies and pronunciation guides for technical terms. Guide to Science, the tripartite set Understanding Physics, and Chronology of Science and Discovery exemplify these books.
Asimov, a long-time member, reluctantly served as vice president of Mensa international and described some members of that organization as "brain-proud and aggressive about their IQs." He took more pleasure as president of the humanist association. The asteroid 5020 Asimov, the magazine Asimov's Science Fiction, an elementary school in Brooklyn in New York, and two different awards honor his name.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_As...
Isaac Asimov, a professor of biochemistry, wrote as a highly successful author, best known for his books.
Asimov, professor, generally considered of all time, edited more than five hundred books and ninety thousand letters and postcards. He published in nine of the ten major categories of the Dewey decimal classification but lacked only an entry in the category of philosophy (100).
People widely considered Asimov, a master of the genre alongside Robert Anson Heinlein and Arthur Charles Clarke as the "big three" during his lifetime. He later tied Galactic Empire and the Robot into the same universe as his most famous series to create a unified "future history" for his stories much like those that Heinlein pioneered and Cordwainer Smith and Poul Anderson previously produced. He penned "Nightfall," voted in 1964 as the best short story of all time; many persons still honor this title. He also produced well mysteries, fantasy, and a great quantity of nonfiction. Asimov used Paul French, the pen name, for the Lucky Starr, series of juvenile novels.
Most books of Asimov in a historical way go as far back to a time with possible question or concept at its simplest stage. He often provides and mentions well nationalities, birth, and death dates for persons and etymologies and pronunciation guides for technical terms. Guide to Science, the tripartite set Understanding Physics, and Chronology of Science and Discovery exemplify these books.
Asimov, a long-time member, reluctantly served as vice president of Mensa international and described some members of that organization as "brain-proud and aggressive about their IQs." He took more pleasure as president of the humanist association. The asteroid 5020 Asimov, the magazine Asimov's Science Fiction, an elementary school in Brooklyn in New York, and two different awards honor his name.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_As...
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August 7, 2016
This was a trip down memory lane for me. When I was younger (and I guess naiver) I would fixate on an author or a genre so much that I would read and collect it to death. I would honestly burnout on them to the point it could take years before I would want to read a book connected to it again.
Isaac Asimov was one of those authors and it has taken me a long time to get round to reading his works again (now I know my failures and try and read a varied selection, sometimes at the same time to stop this from happening).
Now here is the rub of it - I forgot how much I enjoyed his work - something that is compounded by the sheer volume of books he published and even more so that he helped select and edit.
Computer Crimes and Capers is a typical example. While Panther and Granada where publishing gaudy and eye catching titles there were also lesser publicised titles like this from Penguin.
Now reading the book again years later it does start to show its age (printed card answers!) however the realisation of what computers can do to our lives (or that we can do while using them) is still very much up to date and I think will become even more relevant.
This to me is one of those lesser known titles that really highlight how prophetic science fiction can be at times and how once you look last the trappings of the time a story is written in there are elements which are surprisingly modern and relevant.
Isaac Asimov was one of those authors and it has taken me a long time to get round to reading his works again (now I know my failures and try and read a varied selection, sometimes at the same time to stop this from happening).
Now here is the rub of it - I forgot how much I enjoyed his work - something that is compounded by the sheer volume of books he published and even more so that he helped select and edit.
Computer Crimes and Capers is a typical example. While Panther and Granada where publishing gaudy and eye catching titles there were also lesser publicised titles like this from Penguin.
Now reading the book again years later it does start to show its age (printed card answers!) however the realisation of what computers can do to our lives (or that we can do while using them) is still very much up to date and I think will become even more relevant.
This to me is one of those lesser known titles that really highlight how prophetic science fiction can be at times and how once you look last the trappings of the time a story is written in there are elements which are surprisingly modern and relevant.
September 30, 2024
Alla fine non si può non constatare che la vecchia collana Urania abbia sempre avuto qualcosa da dire, con i libri che portava o con le antologie di racconti come questa. Per gusto personale gli avrei dato tre stelle probabilmente ma oggettivamente è un libro da quattro. Nel complesso sono tutti racconti interessanti e alcuni anche al passo con i tempi, come l'ultimo di Asimov, ovviamente. Sono tutti racconti che, suggeriti dal titolo dell'antologia, hanno a che fare con il discorso di computer. Computer che ragionano e che raggirano come esseri umani o che vengono usati per raggirare o risolvere problemi. Oltre al racconto finale di Asimov "Tutti i problemi del mondo", ho trovato molto interessanti anche "Amore ti amo", "Ponti d'oro", "Policomputer", "Sam Hall", "Un'ora Investigazioni" e "Il burocrate". Gran parte della raccolta è secondo me molto interessante e a tratti al passo con i tempi, in un presente sempre più vicino a questi libri e a queste storie. Di contro ho trovato in due racconti alcuni dettagli un po' invecchiati, forse dalla traduzione, che gli hanno conferito proprio quello stile fantascientifico anni 50/60, soprattutto per il nome degli apparecchi tecnologici ma è una piccolezza.
September 28, 2024
An interesting anthology of stories about crimes committed using computers, computers acting in puzzling ways and mischief involving computers. Some are more like mysteries than others.
The anthology was published in 1983. I'm not going to check when all the stories were written. But readers may be amused, puzzled or put-off by references to things like computer punch cards. I would guess it may seem odder to readers who grew up before that era. But I think the general plot of the stories can still work regardless of the particular computer input-output formats.
Authors include: Isaac Asimov, Gordon R. Dickson, Robert Silverberg, and Edward Wellen.
Fairly short for an anthology - 235 pages.
The anthology was published in 1983. I'm not going to check when all the stories were written. But readers may be amused, puzzled or put-off by references to things like computer punch cards. I would guess it may seem odder to readers who grew up before that era. But I think the general plot of the stories can still work regardless of the particular computer input-output formats.
Authors include: Isaac Asimov, Gordon R. Dickson, Robert Silverberg, and Edward Wellen.
Fairly short for an anthology - 235 pages.
December 29, 2020
Cuando Asimov no escribía, editaba (o prestaba su nombre para editar). En esta colección de relatos cortos siempre aparecen ordenadores, como protagonistas o como instrumentos. Entretenida, pero no grandiosa.
January 8, 2019
Great projection of future into our lives.
January 7, 2026
not very good
September 11, 2013
I picked this up as a gag, but it turned into one of the best books I've read all year! There are a few surprisingly good stories in here, but mostly the imagery of the time is just incredible to witness. Massive crime-predicting computers that span the space of multiple cities along the east coast; what's not to love? My favorite bit though, would have to be the typed correspondence between man and machine that should strike anyone who's used a computerized phone system as prescient.
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