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Asimov’s three laws for robots: * An American scientist and writer Read para2-6 and Pay more attention to the dates and events Careful reading: Date Event 1920: Born in Russia 1922: _____________ 1923: ______________________________ 1929: ______________________________ ____: Started to take himself seriously as a writer 1939: ______________________________ _________________________ ____: Gained master’s degree in chemistry 1942: Finished working in the candy store ______________ 1942-1945: __________________________ __________________________ His sister born Moved with family to New York Started working in the candy store 1931 Began having stories published in science fiction magazines 1941 Got married Worked as a junior chemist, Philadelphia Navy Yard _____: Got PhD in chemistry _____: Became a biochemistry teacher 1950: Published his first novel. ______________________. Developed three laws for robots. 1951-1953: Published the Foundation trilogy and won an award for it ____: Published first science book ____: Became a full-time writer 1973: Divorced his first wife. __________________________. ____: Had a blood transfusion . Became infected with HIV. 1992 : _____________________ Published I, Robot 1953 1958 1948 1949 Married for a second time 1983 Died in New York First law: A robot must not injure human beings or allow them to be injured. Second law: A robot must obey the orders given to it by humans. Third law: A robot must protect its own existence. Grammatical filling Isaac Asimov was an American scientist and writer who wrote around 4802 books that included (include) mystery stories, science and history books and even books about the Holy bible and Shakespeare. But he is best known for his science fiction stories. Asimov had both an extraordinary imagination that gave him the ability to explore future worlds and an amazing mind w