The Positronic Man

The Positronic Man
Cover of the first edition (UK)
AuthorsIsaac Asimov
Robert Silverberg
Cover artistPeter Mennim[1]
LanguageEnglish
SeriesRobot series
GenreScience fiction
PublisherGollancz (UK)
Doubleday (US)
Publication date
October 1992 (UK)
1993 (US)[2][3]
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint
Pages223
ISBN0-575-04700-3
813/.54 20
LC ClassPS3551.S5 B5 1993
Preceded byRobot Visions 
Followed by"Mother Earth"

The Positronic Man is a 1992 novel by American writers Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg, based on Asimov's 1976 novelette "The Bicentennial Man".

It is about a robot that begins to display characteristics, such as creativity, traditionally the province of humans; the robot is ultimately declared an official human being.

The 1999 film Bicentennial Man, starring Robin Williams, was based both on the original story and the novel.

  1. ^ Asimov, Isaac; Silverberg, Robert (1992). The Positronic Man. London: Gollancz. ISBN 978-0-575-04700-6.
  2. ^ "The Positronic Man". FantasticFiction.
  3. ^ Publications."The Positronic Man". ISFD.