The Edge of Tomorrow (1985)

This collection left me a little bit disappointed. "The Ugly Little Boy" was the only story that I rated as high as an 8/10. Of the rest, there were several that were good, and several that were fairly mediocre. I had expected to really like the very famous story "Nightfall," but I would put it in the "really good concept, not particularly stunning execution" category. "Belief," a story about a professor who can't convince his colleagues of the truth of his laws of physics defying experiences, was my least favorite. I tried about half of the non-fiction essays, and found them very dry and largely uninteresting. If you don't come to them with a great reverence for the accomplishments of famous scientists and mathematicians, I doubt they are going to be of much interest. ( )

This is what you would call a half and half collection, as it is roughly half stories, and half essays about a wide ranging and interesting variety of scientific topics from lightning to dwarf stars.

Some of which of course are old and will be outdated because of developments, but are still good examples of why Asimov was and is so popular when writing non-fiction.

The stories are decent, but do finish with three of his best, so good for someone that likes the non-fiction and would like a copy of his few top stories, too.

Edge of Tomorrow : Unique Is Where You Find It - Isaac Asimov
Edge of Tomorrow : The Feeling of Power - Isaac Asimov
Edge of Tomorrow : Found! - Isaac Asimov
Edge of Tomorrow : Pate de Foie Gras - Isaac Asimov
Edge of Tomorrow : Belief - Isaac Asimov
Edge of Tomorrow : The Billiard Ball - Isaac Asimov
Edge of Tomorrow : The Winds of Change - Isaac Asimov
Edge of Tomorrow : The Dead Past - Isaac Asimov
Edge of Tomorrow : Breeds There a Man...? - Isaac Asimov
Edge of Tomorrow : Nightfall [short story] - Isaac Asimov
Edge of Tomorrow : The Ugly Little Boy - Isaac Asimov
Edge of Tomorrow : The Last Question - Isaac Asimov

Some chemistry for the Black Widowers.

3 out of 5

Computer people consequences.

3 out of 5

Computer search.

2.5 out of 5

Mutant golden goose.

3.5 out of 5

The Truth About Toomey.

3.5 out of 5

Antigrav rivalry.

3.5 out of 5

Moral majority always bad.

3 out of 5

Chronoscope Carthage.

2.5 out of 5

Mental giant experiment.

3 out of 5

Media and religion struggle with science. Still.

4 out of 5

Neanderthal stasis maternal ending.

4 out of 5

Immortal humans breed too fast for the universe.

4 out of 5

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