Essays by Isaac Asimov about mathematics and computers

Copyright © 1995 by Edward Seiler and Richard Hatcher. All rights reserved.

The Lost Art

Subject: logarithms
First Published In: Feb-78, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Anyone For Tens?

Subject: logarithms
First Published In: Mar-78, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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By the Numbers

Subject: computers
First Published In: May-73, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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More Thinking About Thinking

Subject: /computers and thinking
First Published In: Nov-83, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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It's How You Play the Game

Subject: beneficial uses of computers
First Published In: Dec-78, American Way (American Airlines)
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Spell That Word!

Subject: simplifying spelling with computers
First Published In: Mar-82, American Way (American Airlines)
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Talking to Machines

Subject: computer interfaces that use speech
First Published In: Sep-82, American Way (American Airlines)
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Improving the Odds

Subject: computers analyze sports statistics
First Published In: Sep-84, American Way (American Airlines)
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Shrinking the Microchip

Subject: computing with molecules
First Published In: Oct-84, American Way (American Airlines)
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Cockroaches and Computers (by Janet)

Subject: a description of computer hardware and bugs
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
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The Age of the Computer

Original Title: Who's Afraid of Computers?
Subject: the promise of future computers
First Published In: 20-Jan-68, Newsday
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The Individualism to Come

Subject: targeting mail and messages using computer technology
First Published In: 7-Jan-73, New York Times
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The Computer Revolution

Subject: the history leading up to computers
First Published In: Aug-Sep-74, Modern Maturity
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Sis

Subject: a computer in charge of everything
First Published In: 1975, The Tyrannasaurus Prescription (collection #37)
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Man and Computer

Original Title: On Computers
Subject: computers aid man's abilities and will not act against him
First Published In: Apr-75, dp/Solutions (IBM)
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The Computerized World

Original Title: Wonderful World of Computers
Subject: advances in computers will change our lives even more
First Published In: 16-Apr-78, Field Enterprises Incorporated
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The Global Computerized Library

Original Title: The Ultimate Library
Subject: sharing of information in a world network (ala the Internet?)
First Published In: Sep-80, Science Digest
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The Hotel of the Future

Original Title: Checking in at Tomorrow's Hotel
Subject: computers and robots will change the hotel environment
First Published In: Nov-81, Signature (Diner's Club)
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The Word-Processor and I

Subject: Asimov's troubles with learning the quirks of personal computers
First Published In: Feb-82, Popular Computing
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Technophobia

Subject: the fear of learning about computer technology
First Published In: Spring-82, New Jersey Bell Journal
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A Question of Speed

Original Title: The Word Processor and I: A Question of Speed
Subject: the word processor improved appearance but didn't speed writing
First Published In: Jun-82, Popular Computing
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A Question of Spelling

Subject: perhaps the computer can help simplify spelling rules
First Published In: Jul-82, Popular Computing
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The Nonhuman Brains

Original Title: Introduction
Subject: can our ubiquitous computers get out of human control?
First Published In: 1983, Those Amazing Electronic Thinking Machines
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Crime Up to Date

Subject: the influence of the computer on future crime
First Published In: 1983, Computer Crimes and Capers
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Technology, You, Your Family, and the Future

Original Title: The Future Can Be Yours
Subject: computers will change our daily lives and women's roles
First Published In: Sep-83, The Ladies Home Journal
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Should We Fear the Future?

Original Title: Fear Not the Future
Subject: will more computers and technology put people out of work?
First Published In: Nov-83, MicroDiscovery
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Work Changes Its Meaning

Original Title: Creativity Will Dominate Our Time After the Concepts of Work and Fun Have Been Blurred by Technology
Subject: computers and more leisure time will change many jobs
First Published In: Dec-83, Personnel Administrator
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Should We Fear the Computer?

Original Title: Fear Not the Future, Part II
Subject: our fear should not stop us from using computers more
First Published In: Dec-83-Jan-84, MicroDiscovery
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Life in the 21st Century

Subject: impact of computerization and space exploration on future life
First Published In: Feb-Mar-84, Modern Maturity
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The Next 70 Years in the Courts

Original Title: The Next 70 Years of Law and Lawyers
Subject: computerization will allow better knowledge and justice
First Published In: 1985, ABA Journal
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What Computers Won't Do

Subject: computers do things humans can't do or want done better
First Published In: 1986, Computer World
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Short Cuts

Subject: shortcuts for solving math problems
First Published In: Mid-Dec-90, Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine
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Love Those Zeroes

Subject: the names of numbers
First Published In: Feb-59, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Nothing Counts

Subject: discovery of zero
First Published In: Jul-64, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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One, Ten, Buckle My Shoe

Subject: binary numbers
First Published In: Dec-62, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Days of Our Years

Subject: various calendars
First Published In: Aug-64, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Prime Quality

Subject: prime numbers
First Published In: Aug-71, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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No Solution

Subject: factoring prime numbers
First Published In: 8-Jul-86, American Way (American Airlines)
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Exclamation Point!

Subject: factorial numbers
First Published In: Jul-65, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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A Piece of Pi

Subject: pi
First Published In: May-60, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Tools of the Trade

Subject: pi
First Published In: Sep-60, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Mathematicians Look For a Piece of Pi

Original Title: Mathematicians Look For a Piece of Pi (V3)
Subject: calculating pi to increased precision
First Published In: 6-May-88, Los Angeles Times
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Varieties of the Infinite

Subject: transfinite numbers
First Published In: Sep-59, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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T-Formation

Subject: large numbers
First Published In: Aug-63, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Proton-Reckoner

Subject: large numbers
First Published In: Jan-66, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Skewered!

Subject: large numbers
First Published In: Nov-74, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Big Number

Subject:
First Published In: Feb-57, Science World
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The Imaginary that Isn't

Subject: imaginary numbers
First Published In: Mar-61, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Abnormality of Being Normal

Subject: statistics of isotopes
First Published In: May-56, Astounding
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Euclid's Fifth

Subject: geometric axioms
First Published In: Mar-71, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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To Ungild Refined Gold

Subject: /deriving the golden section
First Published In: Jan-83, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Plane Truth

Subject: non-Euclidean geometry
First Published In: Apr-71, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Guide to Essays
Authors:
Edward Seiler
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Richard Hatcher (hatch888@airmail.net)