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First published as "Paradoxical Escape" in Astounding Science Fiction (August 1945 issue), by Isaac Asimov, this Science Fiction Short Story is set to take place after "Little Lost Robot", featuring Dr Calvin, but also featuring Greg and Donovan.U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men has been given the research for hyperspace travel by a competitor, which they immediately identify as a trap. Dr Calvin, however, has an idea for a way to use the information to help themselves become the first company that develops FTL Travel.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Their supercomputer, called "The Brain", is a positronic machine designed with a personality. This personality will make it more resilient against potential dilemmas. It creates a spaceship, but small signs show that The Brain might be damaged. Naturally, the troubleshooters Donovan and Powell are ordered to take a test flight to ensure the ship is safe. But it isn't safe; they die!"Escape!" has been reprinted in three other anthologies; I, Robot (1951), The Complete Robot (1982), and Robur 11 (1986). | |
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Artificial Intelligence: Large companies with robotics, such as U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men Corporation and their competitors, have designed "super-thinkers". A super-thinker is a robot brain much bigger than normal that is used to brute-force mathematical solutions, much like what we use supercomputers for in Real Life. | |
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Brain in a Jar: The Brain, US Robotics' supercomputer, gets its name from the fact that it uses a positronic brain as memory and processor. This brain is stored in a globe containing a non-reactive helium atmosphere, and a number of peripherals are hooked up to the globe. | |
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Ascetic Aesthetic: The prototype hyperspace ship has excessively minimalistic design. The only permanent feature is a meter that displays current distance from Earth. Everything else, such as bathrooms and cabinets, are recessed and only opened by the computer in charge. | |
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