Msg: 2482 *Conference*
04-26-92 08:11:43
From: JON SHURTLEFF
To : DREW BLANCHAR
Subj: REPLY TO MSG #2391 (RIP DR.A)
Drew, Yeah, Brenda called my attention to that in the paper the day it happened. It really affected me. It was his non-fiction books that really turned me on to science in high school and his fiction, particularly his short stories and collections of short stories-I have one of stories from the Soviet Union-that really powered my imagination even when it was starting to be dimmed by illness. The article about him noted that his 3 laws of robotics had not been broken in fiction until the Terminator came along. I'm not sure if that's completely true but it put those movies in a different light than before. I was quite saddened by his passing and wonder if there is going to be anyone to pick where he and Arthur C. Clarke and Robert Heinlein and the like left off when they're gone. But if I remember right Heinlein is gone as well(?) That leaves only Arthur C. Clarke. I know there are others but but I never really got as attached to them as these three. I'm gonna miss Dr. Asimov for a long time. Jon.