Reason

Name: Reason
Author: Isaac Asimov

Short story by Isaac Asimov

Written workliterary workQ737630

Author: Isaac Asimov
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1.Stated in Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseRetrieved 2025-07-02
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Released: April 1941
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1.Stated in Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseRetrieved 2025-07-02
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Language: American English
, English
Genre: science fiction
Follows: Runaround
Followed by: Catch That Rabbit

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"Reason" is a science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov, first published in the April 1941 issue of Astounding Science Fiction and collected in I, Robot (1950), The Complete Robot (1982), and Robot Visions (1990). It is part of Asimov's Robot series, and was the second of Asimov's positronic robot stories to see publication.

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Published in: Analog Science Fiction and Fact
Title: Reason
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1.Stated in Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseRetrieved 2025-07-02
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Country of origin: United States
Founded: 1941
Part of the series: Robot series
Form of creative work: short story

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