Question: Information: - The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories is a science fiction anthology written and edited by Isaac Asimov (ISBN 0-385-12198-9). Following the usual form for Asimov collections, it consists of eleven short stories and a poem surrounded by commentary describing how each came to be written. The stories are as follows (original publication in parentheses): - A postcard or post card is a rectangular piece of thick paper or thin cardboard intended for writing and mailing without an envelope. Shapes other than rectangular may also be used. There are novelty exceptions, such as wood postcards, made of thin wood, and copper postcards sold in the Copper Country of the U.S. state of Michigan, and coconut "postcards" from tropical islands. - The Best of Isaac Asimov (Sphere, 1973) is a collection of twelve science fiction short stories by science fiction author Isaac Asimov (19201992). It begins with a short introduction (six pages in the Doubleday hardcover edition) giving various details on the stories, such as how they came to be written, or what significance merits their inclusion in a "best of" collection, as well as some of Dr. Asimov's thoughts on a best of collection itself. The stories included are two of his early works, two of his late works (post-1960), and eight from the 1950s, which he refers to as his "golden decade" in the introduction. Except for the last story in the book, "Mirror Image", none of the stories are related to his "Robot" and "Foundation" series, and only a few ("The Last Question", "The Dead Past", and "Anniversary") mention the Multivac computer. - '' Mirror Image '' is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov , originally published in the May 1972 issue Analog Science Fiction and Fact , and collected in The Best of Isaac Asimov ( 1973 ) , The Complete Robot ( 1982 ) , Robot Visions ( 1990 ) , and The Complete Stories , Volume 2 ( 1992 ) . After having received numerous requests to continue the story of detective Elijah Baley and his robot partner R. Daneel Olivaw , featured in his earlier novels The Caves of Steel and The Naked Sun , Asimov wrote this short detective story . After the story appeared , he received several letters from readers , all of whom said , '' Thanks , but we wanted another novel '' . - Time travel is the concept of movement (such as by a human) between certain points in time, analogous to movement between different points in space, typically using a hypothetical device known as a time machine, in the form of a vehicle or of a portal connecting distant points in time. Time travel is a recognized concept in philosophy and fiction, but traveling to an arbitrary point in time has a very limited support in theoretical physics, and usually only in conjunction with quantum mechanics or wormholes, also known as Einstein-Rosen bridges. In a more narrow sense, one-way time travel into the future via time dilation is a well-understood phenomenon within the frameworks of special relativity and general relativity, but advancing a large amount of time is not feasible with current technology. The concept was touched upon in various earlier works of fiction, but was popularized by H. G. Wells' 1895 novel "The Time Machine", which moved the concept of time travel into the public imagination, and it remains a popular subject in science fiction. - Popular Science (also known as PopSci) is an American bi-monthly magazine carrying popular science content, which refers to articles for the general reader on science and technology subjects. "Popular Science" has won over 58 awards, including the American Society of Magazine Editors awards for its journalistic excellence in both 2003 (for General Excellence) and 2004 (for Best Magazine Section). With roots beginning in 1872, "PopSci" has been translated into over 30 languages and is distributed to at least 45 countries. - Biochemistry, sometimes called biological chemistry, is the study of chemical processes within and relating to living organisms. By controlling information flow through biochemical signaling and the flow of chemical energy through metabolism, biochemical processes give rise to the complexity of life. Over the last decades of the 20th century, biochemistry has become so successful at explaining living processes that now almost all areas of the life sciences from botany to medicine to genetics are engaged in biochemical research. Today, the main focus of pure biochemistry is on understanding how biological molecules give rise to the processes that occur within living cells, which in turn relates greatly to the study and understanding of tissues, organs, and whole organismsthat is, all of biology. - Analog Science Fiction and Fact is an American science-fiction magazine published under various titles since 1930. The first issue, titled "Astounding Stories of Super-Science", was dated January 1930, published by William Clayton, and edited by Harry Bates. Clayton went bankrupt in 1933 and the magazine was sold to Street & Smith. The new editor was F. Orlin Tremaine, who soon made "Astounding" the leading magazine in the nascent pulp science fiction field, publishing well-regarded stories such as Jack Williamson's "Legion of Space" and John W. Campbell's "Twilight". At the end of 1937, Campbell took over editorial duties under Tremaine's supervision, and the following year Tremaine was let go, giving Campbell more independence. Over the next few years Campbell published many stories that became classics in the field, including Isaac Asimov's "Foundation" series, A.E. van Vogt's "Slan", and several novels and stories by Robert A. Heinlein. The period beginning with Campbell's editorship is often referred to as the Golden Age of Science Fiction. - Multivac is the name of a fictional supercomputer appearing in several science fiction stories by American writer Isaac Asimov. According to his autobiography "In Memory Yet Green", Asimov coined the name in imitation of UNIVAC, an early mainframe computer. Asimov had assumed the name "Univac" denoted a computer with a single vacuum tube (it actually is an acronym for "Universal Automatic Computer"), and on the basis that a computer with many such tubes would be more powerful, called his fictional computer "Multivac". His later short story "The Last Question", however, expands the "AC" suffix to be "analog computer". - I, Robot is a collection of nine science fiction short stories by Isaac Asimov. The stories originally appeared in the American magazines "Super Science Stories" and "Astounding Science Fiction" between 1940 and 1950 and were then compiled into a book for stand-alone publication by Gnome Press in 1950, in an initial edition of 5,000 copies. The stories are woven together by a framing narrative in which the fictional Dr. Susan Calvin tells each story to a reporter (who serves as the narrator) in the 21st century. Although the stories can be read separately, they share a theme of the interaction of humans, robots, and morality, and when combined they tell a larger story of Asimov's fictional history of robotics. - John Wood Campbell Jr. (June 8, 1910 July 11, 1971) was an American science fiction writer and editor. As editor of "Astounding Science Fiction" (later called "Analog Science Fiction and Fact") from late 1937 until his death, he is generally credited with shaping the Golden Age of Science Fiction. - The first Golden Age of Science Fictionoften recognized as the period from 1938 to 1946was an era during which the science fiction genre gained wide public attention and many classic science fiction stories were published. In the history of science fiction, the Golden Age follows the "pulp era" of the 1920s and 1930s, and precedes New Wave science fiction of the 1960s and 1970s. The 1950s are a transitional period in this scheme; however, Robert Silverberg, who came of age in the 1950s, saw that decade as the true Golden Age. - Slan is a science fiction novel written by A. E. van Vogt, as well as the name of the fictional race of superbeings featured in the novel. The novel was originally serialized in the magazine "Astounding Science Fiction" (September December 1940). It was subsequently published in hardcover in 1946 by Arkham House, in an edition of 4,051 copies. In 2016, "Slan" was awarded the Retro-Hugo Award for Best Novel for 1941. - Robert Anson Heinlein (July 7, 1907 May 8, 1988) was an American science-fiction writer. Often called the "dean of science fiction writers", he was and continues to be an influential and controversial author of the genre. - Boston (pronounced ) is the capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. Boston is also the seat of Suffolk County, although the county government was disbanded on July 1, 1999. The city proper covers with an estimated population of 667,137 in 2015, making it the largest city in New England and the 23rd most populous city in the United States. The city is the economic and cultural anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area known as Greater Boston, a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) home to a census-estimated 4.7million people in 2014 and ranking as the tenth-largest such area in the country. Alternately, as a Combined Statistical Area (CSA), this wider commuting region is home to some 8.1million people, making it the sixth-largest as such in the United States. - John Stewart Williamson (April 29, 1908 November 10, 2006), who wrote as Jack Williamson, was an American science fiction writer, often called the "Dean of Science Fiction" after the death of Robert Heinlein in 1988. Early in his career he sometimes used the pseudonyms Will Stewart and Nils O. Sonderlund. - The Rest of the Robots (1964) is a collection of eight short stories and two full-length novels by Isaac Asimov. The stories, centred on positronic robots, are all part of the "Robot" series, most of which take place in the "Foundation" universe. Another collection of short stories about robots, "I, Robot", was re-published in the previous year, which is why Asimov chose to title the collection as "The Rest of the Robots". None of the short stories in this collection were in "I, Robot", however all of them were later included in "The Complete Robot", and both novels about Elijah Baley were also published separately. - Isaac Asimov (born Isaak Ozimov; January 2, 1920 April 6, 1992) was an American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University. He was known for his works of science fiction and popular science. Asimov was a prolific writer, and wrote or edited more than 500 books and an estimated 90,000 letters and postcards. His books have been published in 9 of the 10 major categories of the Dewey Decimal Classification. - Science fiction (often shortened to SF, sci-fi or scifi) is a genre of speculative fiction, typically dealing with imaginative concepts such as futuristic science and technology, space travel, time travel, faster than light travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life. Science fiction often explores the potential consequences of scientific and other innovations, and has been called a "literature of ideas." It usually avoids the supernatural, and unlike the related genre of fantasy, historically science fiction stories were intended to have a grounding in science-based fact or theory at the time the story was created, but this connection is now limited to hard science fiction. - "The Dead Past" is a science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov, first published in the April 1956 issue of "Astounding Science Fiction". It was later collected in "Earth Is Room Enough" (1957) and "The Best of Isaac Asimov" (1973), and adapted into an episode of the science-fiction television series "Out of the Unknown". Its pattern is that of dystopian fiction, but of a subtly nuanced flavor. It is considered by some people to be one of his best short stories. - Chemistry is a branch of physical science that studies the composition, structure, properties and change of matter. Chemistry includes topics such as the properties of individual atoms, how atoms form chemical bonds to create chemical compounds, the interactions of substances through intermolecular forces that give matter its general properties, and the interactions between substances through chemical reactions to form different substances. - F (rederick). Orlin Tremaine (January 18, 1899 October 22, 1956) was an American science fiction and other magazine editor and writer. He sometimes published under the pseudonym Warner Van Lorne. - "The Last Question" is a science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov. It first appeared in the November 1956 issue of "Science Fiction Quarterly" and was anthologized in the collections "Nine Tomorrows" (1959), "The Best of Isaac Asimov" (1973), "Robot Dreams" (1986), the retrospective "Opus 100" (1969), and in "Isaac Asimov: The Complete Stories, Vol. 1" (1990). It was Asimov's favorite short story of his own authorship, and is one of a loosely connected series of stories concerning a fictional computer called Multivac. The story overlaps science fiction, theology, and philosophy. - Robotics is the interdisciplinary branch of engineering and science that includes mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, and others. Robotics deals with the design, construction, operation, and use of robots, as well as computer systems for their control, sensory feedback, and information processing. - The Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), or Dewey Decimal System, is a proprietary library classification system first published in the United States by Melvil Dewey in 1876. It has been revised and expanded through 23 major editions, the latest issued in 2011, and has grown from a four-page pamphlet in 1876 with fewer than 1,000 classes to a four volume set. It is also available in an abridged version suitable for smaller libraries. It is currently maintained by the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC), a non-profit cooperative that serves libraries. OCLC licenses access to an online version for catalogers called "WebDewey". - Robot Visions (1990) is a collection of science fiction short stories and factual essays by Isaac Asimov. Many of the stories are reprinted from other Asimov collections, particularly "I, Robot" and "The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories". It also includes the title story, "Robot Visions" (written specifically for this collection), which combines Asimov's motifs of robots and of time travel. It is the companion book to "Robot Dreams." - The Complete Robot (1982) is a collection of 31 of the 38 science fiction short stories by Isaac Asimov, written between 1939 and 1977. Most of the stories had been previously collected in the books "I, Robot" and "The Rest of the Robots", while four stories had previously been uncollected and the rest had been scattered across five other anthologies. Although working well enough as standalone stories, they share a theme of the interaction of humans, robots and morality, and put together tell a larger story of Asimov's fictional history of robotics. The stories are grouped into categories. - Robot Dreams (1986) is a collection of science fiction short stories by Isaac Asimov, illustrated by Ralph McQuarrie. The title story is about Susan Calvin's discovery of a robot with rather disturbing dreams. It was written specifically for this volume and inspired by the McQuarrie cover illustration. All of the other stories had previously appeared in various other Asimov collections. Four of the stories are robot stories, while five are Multivac stories. After reading the paragraphs above, we are interested in knowing the entity with which 'mirror image ' exhibits the relationship of 'main subject'. Find the answer from the choices below. Choices: - biology - botany - city - construction - death - general relativity - history - july - library - life - life sciences - medicine - memory - philosophy - physics - popular science - publishing - race - robot - robotics - science - science fiction - speculative fiction - supernatural - theology - time - time travel - travel - writer - writing
Answer:
robotics