Lyuben Dilov
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Lyuben Dilov also known as Luben Dilov and Ljuben Dilov was a Bulgarian
science-fiction writer
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He graduated from Sofia University
, specializing Bulgarian language and literature. He started writing as a student and his first stories were published in Narodna Mladezh youth newspaper.
He has won a number of domestic and international literary awards an himself established the Graviton Award in science fiction.
Like Asimov, Dilov was a disbeliever in the UFO phenomena.
Dilov's son, Lyuben Dilov Jr. (:bg:Любен Дилов-син), is a Bulgaria
n politician
and script writer
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Dilov described in his 1974 novel The Trip of Icarus the Fourth Law of Robotics
extending the original three laws proposed by Isaac Asimov
: A robot must establish its identity as a robot in all cases."
Dilov gives reasons for the fourth safeguard in this way: "The last Law has put an end to the expensive aberrations of designers to give psychorobots as humanlike a form as possible. And to the resulting misunderstandings..."
His story Contacts of a Fourth Kind was included in the anthology Tales from the Planet Earth
.
Bulgarians
The Bulgarians are a South Slavic nation and ethnic group native to Bulgaria and neighbouring regions. Emigration has resulted in immigrant communities in a number of other countries.-History and ethnogenesis:...
science-fiction writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
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He graduated from Sofia University
Sofia University
The St. Clement of Ohrid University of Sofia or Sofia University is the oldest higher education institution in Bulgaria, founded on 1 October 1888...
, specializing Bulgarian language and literature. He started writing as a student and his first stories were published in Narodna Mladezh youth newspaper.
He has won a number of domestic and international literary awards an himself established the Graviton Award in science fiction.
Like Asimov, Dilov was a disbeliever in the UFO phenomena.
Dilov's son, Lyuben Dilov Jr. (:bg:Любен Дилов-син), is a Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
n politician
Politician
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and script writer
Screenwriter
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Works
He was an author of over 35 books.Dilov described in his 1974 novel The Trip of Icarus the Fourth Law of Robotics
Three Laws of Robotics
The Three Laws of Robotics are a set of rules devised by the science fiction author Isaac Asimov and later added to. The rules are introduced in his 1942 short story "Runaround", although they were foreshadowed in a few earlier stories...
extending the original three laws proposed by Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov was an American author and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books. Asimov was one of the most prolific writers of all time, having written or edited more than 500 books and an estimated 90,000...
: A robot must establish its identity as a robot in all cases."
Dilov gives reasons for the fourth safeguard in this way: "The last Law has put an end to the expensive aberrations of designers to give psychorobots as humanlike a form as possible. And to the resulting misunderstandings..."
His story Contacts of a Fourth Kind was included in the anthology Tales from the Planet Earth
Tales from the Planet Earth
Tales from the Planet Earth is a 1986 anthology of science fiction stories edited by Frederik Pohl and Elizabeth Anne Hull It presents 18 stories, sharing a common background developed by Pohl and Hull, by 18 authors from 18 different countries; each author's story is set in his native country.The...
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