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1、艾萨克阿西莫夫 Isaac Asimov, (1920-1992)， 美籍犹太人，为本世纪最顶尖的科幻小说家之一，曾获代表科幻界最高荣誉的雨果奖和星云终身成就大师奖。以他的名字为号召的艾西莫夫科幻杂志，是美国当今数一数二的科幻文学重镇。,阿西莫夫是一位多产得惊人的作家，自 50年代初，至今已出版了300多部著作。,I, Robot,作品100,最新科学指南,在家中图书室（1976年）,Old photo,阿西莫夫与珍尼特,演讲,他于1941年发表的作品Run around中第一次明确 提出了著名的“阿西莫夫机器人三定律”, 即： 一、机器人不得伤害人类，或看到人类受到伤害而袖手旁观； 二、在不
2、违反第一定律的前提下，机器人必须绝对服从人类 给与的任何命令； 三、在不违反第一定律和第二定律的前提下, 机器人必须尽力 保护自己。 以其名字命名的阿西莫夫科幻小说杂志, 至今仍然是 美国当今数一数二的科幻文学畅销杂志。,Asimovs Laws For Robots,First Law : A robot must not injure human beings or allow them to be injured. Second Law : A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings (as long as human
3、 being are not injured ). Third Law : A robot must protect its own existence (as long as human beings are not injured; and as long as the robot does not disobey the human beings).,Glance through the text quickly to find the answers to the questions. Which paragraph tells you when and where Asimov wa
4、s born and died? Which paragraph tells you about his education? Which paragraph tells you about awards he received?,Para.2,Para.3,Para.5,Skimming,Skimming,Read silently the first and last sentence of each paragraph to get the general idea. Answer the questions:,1. When and where did Asimovs life beg
5、in and end ?,His life began in Russia in 1920 and ended in New York in 1992.,Both for his science fiction books and his science books.,2. For what kind of books did he receive many awards ?,3. How many children did he have?,Two.,Scanning,Read the text over without pause and mark all the dates and nu
6、mbers,paying attention to what happened to them.,Timeline of the events in Asimovs life,1920 Born in Russia 1923 Moved with family to _. Parents bought a candy store. 1929 Started _ in the candy store. _ Started to take himself seriously as a writer.,New York,working part-time,1931,1939: Began havin
7、g stories published in _ magazines. _: Gained masters degree in chemistry. 1942: Finished working in the candy store. _ 1942-1945: _ _ _ : Got PhD in chemistry. _ : Became a biochemistry teacher, Boston University School of Medicine.,science fiction,1941,1948,1949,Timeline of the events in Asimovs l
8、ife,Got married.,Worked as junior chemist. Philadelphia Navy Yard.,1950 Published his first novel. Published _. Developed three laws for robots. 1951-1953 Published the Foundation trilogy and won an award for it. _ Published first science book. _ Became a full-time writer. Divorced his first wife. _
9、 _ Had a blood transfusion. Became infected with HIV. 1992 _,1953,1958,1983,Died in New York.,Married for a second time.,I, Robot,New York,science and history,full-time writer,candy,junior,biochemistry,1. In which book did he develop a set of three laws? A. The Foundation Trilogy B. I, Robot C. In h
10、is first novel D. In his first science book.,B,Read Para.5 carefully and find out the answer to the following questions:,2. Whats one of his famous works ? what are they about? Why are they famous? The Foundation trilogy. They are about the death and rebirth of a great empire in a galaxy of the futu
11、re. They are famous because Asimov invented a theoretical framework which was designed to show how ideas and thinking may develop in the future.,Isaac Asimovs best known work was his mystery stories. Asimov was born in America on 2 January, 1920. Asimov became a biochemistry teacher in 1949. In 1931
12、 Asimovs talent for writing became obvious.,T,T,F,F,science fiction stories.,Russia,(5) In 1950, he published his first science book. (6) “The Foundation Trilogy” consists of 3 stories about death and rebirth of a great empire in a galaxy of the future. (7) In his collection of short stories, he dev
13、eloped a set of three “laws” for robots.,T,T,F,his first novel,and in 1953 his first science book.,Write a short summary of Asimovs life in 150-200 words. Follow the steps below.,Look back at the timeline of Asimovs life. 2. Underline the most important parts of his life that made him a great writer
14、 of science fiction. This can serve as the outline of your summary.,3. Begin by giving your assessment of Asimov as a writer. Then write down the important parts you have underlined. 4. Use a clear simple style as if you were writing to younger students in your school.,Isaac Asimov(1920-1992) was a
15、Russian-born American writer. His family immigrated to the United States when he was three years old and settled in New York. He gained a masters degree in chemistry and later got his PhD. After he graduated, he became a biochemistry teacher at Boston University.,Sample summary,He was talented in writing. When he realized it, he gave up teaching and became a professional writer. In 1939, he had stories published in science fiction magazine and in 1950 he published his first novel. He was famous for his fiction stories and received many awards.,Th
