How do you use Asimov in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like writer or author, plus the exact meaning.
Asimov in a sentence
Asimov meaning
A surname.
Using Asimov
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname.
- Useful related words include: isaac asimov, writer, author.
- In the example corpus, asimov often appears in combinations such as: isaac asimov, asimov was, asimov wrote.
Context around Asimov
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 9 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Asimov
- In this selection, "asimov" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, isaac, encouraged, channels, 1979, decided and answered stand out and add context to how "asimov" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1982 the asimov robot stories and adding some asimov s laws. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "asimov" sits close to words such as abusers, agatha and americana, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with asimov
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Campbell rejected "Cosmic Corkscrew", but encouraged Asimov to keep trying, and Asimov did. (13 words)
Any technological advance can be dangerous, observed Isaac Asimov, legendary sci-fi writer, decades ago. (15 words)
Apple showed off a trailer for its huge adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series. (15 words)
I. Asimov, Isaac Asimov, p. 72. Algis Budrys wrote that "John W. Campbell was the greatest editor SF has seen or is likely to see, and is in fact one of the major editors in all English-language literature in the middle years of the twentieth century. (47 words)
The robot stories and, as a matter of fact, almost all Asimov fiction—play themselves on a relatively bare stage. citation Gunn observes places where Asimov's style rises to the demands of the situation; he cites the climax of "Liar!" as an example. (44 words)
Science fiction scholar James Gunn writes in 1982, "The Asimov robot stories as a whole may respond best to an analysis on this basis: the ambiguity in the Three Laws and the ways in which Asimov played twenty-nine variations upon a theme". (43 words)
Example sentences (20)
Alterations By Asimov Asimov's stories test his Three Laws in a wide variety of circumstances leading to proposals and rejection of modifications.
Campbell rejected "Cosmic Corkscrew", but encouraged Asimov to keep trying, and Asimov did.
Fearing that his stories would be adapted into the "uniformly awful" programming he saw flooding the television channels Asimov (1979), p. 620. Asimov decided to publish the Lucky Starr books under the pseudonym "Paul French".
Frost asked Asimov if he had ever tried to find God and, after some initial evasion, Asimov answered, "God is much more intelligent than I am—let him try to find me." citation * Target..
I. Asimov: A Memoir chapter 112 Asimov was also a noted mystery author and a frequent contributor to Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine.
I. Asimov, Isaac Asimov, p. 72. Algis Budrys wrote that "John W. Campbell was the greatest editor SF has seen or is likely to see, and is in fact one of the major editors in all English-language literature in the middle years of the twentieth century.
In his introduction to the story in Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories (1979), Asimov wrote: It certainly caught my attention.
Science fiction scholar James Gunn writes in 1982, "The Asimov robot stories as a whole may respond best to an analysis on this basis: the ambiguity in the Three Laws and the ways in which Asimov played twenty-nine variations upon a theme".
Several years later Asimov's friend Randall Garrett attributed the Laws to a symbiotic partnership between the two men – a suggestion that Asimov adopted enthusiastically.
There are, however, many inconsistencies in this unification, especially in his earlier stories. citation Asimov believed his most enduring contributions would be his " Three Laws of Robotics " and the Foundation series (see Yours, Isaac Asimov, p. 329).
The robot stories and, as a matter of fact, almost all Asimov fiction—play themselves on a relatively bare stage. citation Gunn observes places where Asimov's style rises to the demands of the situation; he cites the climax of "Liar!" as an example.
The Twentieth Century Fox motion picture I, Robot (2004) presented an original story set in Asimov's Robot universe featuring Dr Susan Calvin and other characters from Asimov's I, Robot collection.
With Asimov's collaboration, in about 1977 Harlan Ellison wrote a screenplay of I, Robot that Asimov hoped would lead to "the first really adult, complex, worthwhile science fiction film ever made".
Some books have been opposite of that, i.e. Asimov's writings, but in general, you can bet that zero AI platforms have anything to do with the Three Laws of Robotics, much less the Zeroth law.
We're working on adding some Asimov's Laws to LOLtron's code… or at least subscribing it to a "Morals for Machines" webinar.
Isaac Asimov’s classic I, Robot (1950) insightfully explored the ethical and moral implications of robotics and artificial intelligence.
Science fiction author Isaac Asimov proposed three laws of robotics, and you'd never know it from the behavior of today's robots or those making them.
This week’s conversation starter: Eric Asimov on “the twilight of the American sommelier,” in the New York Times.
Any technological advance can be dangerous, observed Isaac Asimov, legendary sci-fi writer, decades ago.
Apple showed off a trailer for its huge adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series.
Common combinations with asimov
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- isaac asimov 30×
- asimov was 6×
- asimov wrote 6×
- by asimov 4×
- the asimov 4×
- that asimov 4×
- asimov in 4×
- asimov 's 4×
- and asimov 3×
- asimov himself 3×