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Re^3: Was Stephen Byerley a robot?

by Illuminatus (Curate)
on Dec 22, 2010 at 18:59 UTC ( [id://878639]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re^2: Was Stephen Byerley a robot?
in thread Was Stephen Byerley a robot?

That story was written by Arthur C Clarke, not Asimov. And, I believe the basic idea was taken from the short story 'Neutron Star' by Larry Niven. I doubt he would have hesitated to give Niven credit, as the only apparent reason for the story was just to set up that line. I think SF writers love puns more than writers in any other genre...

fnord

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