Unit_2_Robots-A Biography of Isaac Asimov.ppt

,Unit2Robots-UsingLanguage,AbiographyofIsaacAsimov,astoryofapersonslifewaswrittenbysomeone.,IsaacAsimov(1920-1992)isesteemedasoneofthefinestwritersofsciencefictionandscientificfactinthetwentiethcentury.AsimovwasbornonJanuary2,1920,inamiddle-classJewishfamilyinRussia.HisfamilyimmigratedtotheUnitedStatesin1923,settlinginBrooklyn,NewYork.,almost500booksaboutBible,worksforpreschoolers,collegecoursework,mysteries,chemistry,biology,limericks,Shakespeare.Duringhisprolificcareerhehelpedtoelevatesciencefictionfrompulpmagazinestoamoreintellectuallevel.HisworksincludetheFoundationtrilogy,nightfall,thenakedsun,Irobot,I,Robot机械公敌,BicentennialMan机器管家,Checktheansweronpage17.,Sisterborn.,MovedwithhisfamilytoNewYork.,Startedworkinginthecandystore.,Date,1920,BorninRussia.,Event,1922,1923,Parentsboughtacandystore.,1929,Motherhadherthirdchild.,1931,Startedtakehimselfseriouslyasawriter.,Date,Event,1939,Beganhavingstoriespublishedinsciencefictionmagazine.,1941,GainedmastersdegreeinChemistry.,1942,Finishedworkinginthecandystore.,Gotmarried.,1942-1945,WorkedasjuniorchemistinPhiladelphiaNavyYard.,1948,GotPhDinchemistry.,1949,Becomeabiochemistryteacher.,Date,Event,1950,Publishedhisfirstnovel.,Published“I,Robot.”,1951-1953,PublishedtheFoundationTrilogy.,1953,Publishedfirstsciencebook.,1958,Becameafull-timewriter.,1973,Divorcedhisfirstwife.,Marriedforasecondtime.,1983,Hadabloodtransfusion.,1992,DiedinNewYork.,Fastreadingtomatchthemainideawitheachparagraph.,Para1Para2Para3Para4Para5Para6,A.Histalentforwriting.,B.Hisfamousworks.,C.Hismarriage.,D.Hisbirthanddeath.,E.Agreatscientistandwriter.,F.Hisexperience.,TheAnalysisofsomecomplexsentences,IsaacAsimovwasanAmericanscientistandwriterwhowrotearound480booksthatincludedmysterystories,scienceandhistorybooks,andevenabouttheHolyBibleandShakespeare.2.Asimovhadbothanextraordinaryimaginationthatgavehimtheabilitytoexplorefutureworldsandanamazingmindwithwhichhesearchedforexplanationsofeverything,inthepresentandthepast.,3.ItendedinNewYorkon6April,1992,whenhediedasaresultofanHIVinfectionthathehadgotfromabloodtransfusionnineyearsearlier.,4.ItwaswhenAsimovwas11yearsoldthathistalentforwritingbecameobvious.,5.Amonghismostfamousworksofsciencefiction,oneforwhichhewonanawardwastheFoundationTrilogy,threenovelsaboutthedeathandrebirthofagreatempireinagalaxyofthefuture.,1.Firstlaw:Arobotmustnotinjurehumanbeingsorallowthemtobeinjured.2.Sec