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Susan Calvin | |
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First appearance | "Liar!" (1941) |
Last appearance | I, Robot: To Preserve (2016) |
Created by | Isaac Asimov |
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Gender | Female |
Occupation | Robopsychologist |
Nationality | American |
Dr. Susan Calvin is a fictional character appearing in Isaac Asimov's Robot series of science fiction short stories. According to I, Robot, Susan Calvin was born in the year 1982 and died at the age of 82, either in 2064 or 2065.
She was the chief robopsychologist at US Robots and Mechanical Men, Inc., posited as the major manufacturer of robots in the 21st century. She was the main character in many of Asimov's short stories concerning robots, which were later collected in the books I, Robot and The Complete Robot.