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40 Cards in this Set
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milton ashe
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Youngest Officer at U.S.R.M.M, Inc
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susan calvin
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Robot Psychologist at U.S..R.M.M. Inc.
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lawrence robertson
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w
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gerald black
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gregory powell
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grace weston
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Gloria's mother and wife of George
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mike donovan
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francis quinn
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george weston
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father of Gloria and husband of Mrs. Weston.
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dr. peter bogert
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Mathematician at the Plant
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major-general kallner
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stephen byerley
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dr. alfred lanning
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U.S.R.M.M. Plant Director
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rene descartes
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robbie, what robot what do
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robbie the robot, nursemaid for gloria
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runaround, what robot what do
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speedy, drunk selenium pool counter the laws
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reason, what robot what do
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QT Cutie, reason denies donovan powell made him create robot army independent worker all good
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catch that rabbit, what robot what do
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dave dv-5, robots aren't mining ore, organize army, robot gets shot by donovan
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liar!, what robot what do
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herbie rb43, reads minds
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little lost robot, what robot what do
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ns10, only part of the first law in place gets lost gotta find it
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escape! what robot what do
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the brain, built ship try to take over child like super smart
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evidence, what robot what do
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byerley, suspected to be a robot or human, runs for mayor, punches a man in the face
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the evitable conflict, what robot what do
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the machines, world domination slowly destroying selfs for human good. byerley is against calvin is for.
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hypertrophy
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excessive growth of any kind
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cybernetics
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the study of human control and function/mechanical systems to replace them
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alacrity
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promptness in response
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aplomb
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complete & confident composure
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platitude
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a dull stupid remark
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syllogism
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logical argument
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servile
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submissive
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a priori
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not based on prior experience
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empiricism
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all knowledge is derived from sense experience
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descartes
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french phil/mathematician
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fortuitous
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occuring by chance
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danse macabre
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dance of death
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parsec
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unit of measure for interstellar space
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idiot savant
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mentally defected person who is brilliant in some field
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martinet
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strict disciplinarian
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luddites
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one who opposes technological change
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dues ex machina
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machine of the gods
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