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| − | :''Isaac Asimov was a well-respected voice within the scientific community and was most famous as an outspoken supporter of [[cybernetics]] and creator of the "three laws of robotics", intended to protect [[human]]s from [[android]]s, or 'robots' as they were called then. As stated in "[[Datalore]]", he did in fact coin the term ''positronic brain''. He was also a good friend of ''Star Trek'' creator [[Gene Roddenberry]] and scientific advisor for ''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture]]''.'' |
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| + | [[Data]]'s [[positronic brain]] was based on Asimov's dream of such a device one day being constructed. ({{TNG|Datalore}}) |
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| − | :''Captain [[Amasov]] was named for him.'' |
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Revision as of 12:50, 10 April 2015
For the "real world" article on the author and scientific adviser for Star Trek: The Motion Picture, please see Isaac Asimov.
Isaac Asimov was a 20th century American science fiction author and scientist. During the mid-1950s, Asimov's stories were published by a magazine called Galaxy. (DS9: "Far Beyond the Stars")
Data's positronic brain was based on Asimov's dream of such a device one day being constructed. (TNG: "Datalore")