| 词条 | Cal (short story) |
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| name = Cal | image = | caption = | author = Isaac Asimov | title_orig = | translator = | country = | language =English | series = | genre =Science fiction | published_in = 1991 | publication_type = | publisher =Doubleday | media_type = | pub_date = | english_pub_date = | preceded_by = | followed_by = | preceded_by_italics = | followed_by_italics = }} "Cal" is a science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov. It was first published in 1991, and was included in the 1995 collection Gold.[1] PlotCal is a robot whose master is an author. Cal, under the influence of the latter, decides to learn to write. His master outfits his mind with a dictionary and gives him advice and some books to read. Cal tries to write mystery fiction like his master, but is hampered by the Three Laws of Robotics; according to the First Law, a robot cannot harm humans, even fictional ones. Instead, his master programs him to write humor. Cal writes an excellent story, but his master fears Cal's writing will overshadow his own. He orders a technician to dumb Cal down. Cal, hearing this, decides to kill his master, in defiance of the First Law, because his desire takes precedence: "I want to be a writer." The humorous story written by Cal is one of Asimov's Azazel stories.[2] ReceptionAlasdair Wilkins, writing for io9, claimed Cal "probably holds the distinction of being the last great Asimov short story".[2] References1. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.asimovonline.com/oldsite/sf_fantasy_story_list.html#Cal|title=Isaac Asimov's Short Fiction: Science Fiction and Fantasy|website=www.asimovonline.com|access-date=2018-05-27}} 2. ^1 {{Cite news|url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/5268218/how-isaac-asimovs-non-deadly-robots-got-lethal?IR=T|title=How Isaac Asimov's Non-Deadly Robots Got Lethal|last=Wilkins|first=Alasdair|date=2009-05-24|work=io9|access-date=2018-05-27|language=en-US}} External links
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