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Does a Bee Care?
An ovum is deposited on pre-human Earth by an alien race and in due course it gives birth to a creature that takes the form of a human. Over the centuries, the creature lives amongst humans and mentally influences certain of them to advance the development of civilization. In particular, it works on scientists and eventually it causes the development of space travel.
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First published June 1, 1957
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Isaac Asimov
4,337 books27.8k followersWorks of prolific Russian-American writer Isaac Asimov include popular explanations of scientific principles,
The Foundation Trilogy
(1951-1953), and other volumes of fiction.
Isaac Asimov, a professor of biochemistry, wrote as a highly successful author, best known for his books.
Asimov, professor, generally considered of all time, edited more than five hundred books and ninety thousand letters and postcards. He published in nine of the ten major categories of the Dewey decimal classification but lacked only an entry in the category of philosophy (100).
People widely considered Asimov, a master of the genre alongside Robert Anson Heinlein and Arthur Charles Clarke as the "big three" during his lifetime. He later tied Galactic Empire and the Robot into the same universe as his most famous series to create a unified "future history" for his stories much like those that Heinlein pioneered and Cordwainer Smith and Poul Anderson previously produced. He penned "Nightfall," voted in 1964 as the best short story of all time; many persons still honor this title. He also produced well mysteries, fantasy, and a great quantity of nonfiction. Asimov used Paul French, the pen name, for the Lucky Starr, series of juvenile novels.
Most books of Asimov in a historical way go as far back to a time with possible question or concept at its simplest stage. He often provides and mentions well nationalities, birth, and death dates for persons and etymologies and pronunciation guides for technical terms. Guide to Science, the tripartite set Understanding Physics, and Chronology of Science and Discovery exemplify these books.
Asimov, a long-time member, reluctantly served as vice president of Mensa international and described some members of that organization as "brain-proud and aggressive about their IQs." He took more pleasure as president of the humanist association. The asteroid 5020 Asimov, the magazine Asimov's Science Fiction, an elementary school in Brooklyn in New York, and two different awards honor his name.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_As...
Isaac Asimov, a professor of biochemistry, wrote as a highly successful author, best known for his books.
Asimov, professor, generally considered of all time, edited more than five hundred books and ninety thousand letters and postcards. He published in nine of the ten major categories of the Dewey decimal classification but lacked only an entry in the category of philosophy (100).
People widely considered Asimov, a master of the genre alongside Robert Anson Heinlein and Arthur Charles Clarke as the "big three" during his lifetime. He later tied Galactic Empire and the Robot into the same universe as his most famous series to create a unified "future history" for his stories much like those that Heinlein pioneered and Cordwainer Smith and Poul Anderson previously produced. He penned "Nightfall," voted in 1964 as the best short story of all time; many persons still honor this title. He also produced well mysteries, fantasy, and a great quantity of nonfiction. Asimov used Paul French, the pen name, for the Lucky Starr, series of juvenile novels.
Most books of Asimov in a historical way go as far back to a time with possible question or concept at its simplest stage. He often provides and mentions well nationalities, birth, and death dates for persons and etymologies and pronunciation guides for technical terms. Guide to Science, the tripartite set Understanding Physics, and Chronology of Science and Discovery exemplify these books.
Asimov, a long-time member, reluctantly served as vice president of Mensa international and described some members of that organization as "brain-proud and aggressive about their IQs." He took more pleasure as president of the humanist association. The asteroid 5020 Asimov, the magazine Asimov's Science Fiction, an elementary school in Brooklyn in New York, and two different awards honor his name.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_As...
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December 8, 2021
Collected in Buy Jupiter and Other Stories. Scientists, technologists and people in positions of power keep Kane around because somehow they think better when he's there. What they don't realize is the entity named Kane was deposited on Earth as an Ovum, and has been influencing the development of science for aeons, all for one goal. This visionary story is thrilling science fiction at its finest, it even explains the origin of some ancient ideas, scientific breakthroughs and legends.
April 8, 2021
"Does a Bee Care?" by Isaac Asimov
A philosophical take on an exile (in this case an alien) departing it's 'wilderness home' in order to return to their world. Kane never did fit in amongst humans.
"Does a bee care what has happened to a flower when the bee has done and gone its way?" 3/5
A philosophical take on an exile (in this case an alien) departing it's 'wilderness home' in order to return to their world. Kane never did fit in amongst humans.
"Does a bee care what has happened to a flower when the bee has done and gone its way?" 3/5
March 17, 2022
Isaac Asimov was one of my first forays into sci-fi and I am always in awe every time I read any of his work. That man has no bad books!
"Does A Bee Care?" is a very interesting short story—and like most sci-fi short stories, it tells a lot with just a little.
Good read.
"Does A Bee Care?" is a very interesting short story—and like most sci-fi short stories, it tells a lot with just a little.
Good read.
October 17, 2021
3.5 stars
October 15, 2022
Muy bonita historia sobre un ser extraterrestre o sobrenatural que hace todo lo posible desde hace muchos años por regresar a su planeta o estrella.
November 1, 2023
A classical and wonderful read of a short story. Isaac Asimov is one of the best writers in all of science fiction which is no surprise as his work helped to define science fiction.
November 8, 2023
A very short story involving aliens, one in particular, that influences the development of space travel after 8k years on our planet. Narrated by George Guidell.
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