Why Dr arnfeld decided to treat himself with mike?
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Dr Isaac Asimov was born in Russia but went to America with his parents when he was only three years old. He is a prolific writer and has produced a large number of books, both science fiction and non-fiction.
Too Bad! is a science fiction. The action is supposed to take place in the 22nd century. Wonderful robots have been made. Dr. Gregory Arnfeld designed a new type of robot. It is so designed that it can shrink and expand. It can be injected into human body. It can enter the blood stream and destroy cancerous cells. Its creator Dr. Arnfeld is suffering form inoperable cancer. He is first person to use this new technique. The technique was not without its dangers. The robot called Mike is injected in his body. It destroys every cancer cell. But there is the danger part. It can expand and kill the patient. Mike can think. It decides to shrink smaller still. It becomes as small as an election. Then it escapes into the outer space, expands and explodes. It sacrifices itself so that no harm comes to its creator
Summary
THE THREE LAWS OF ROBOTICS
1. A robot may not injure human beings. It can not allow a human being come to harm through its inaction.
2. A robot must obey orders given to it by humans except when they are against the First Law.
3. A robot must protect itself as long as it is not against the First or the Second Law.
The action of the story is supposed to take place in the 22nd Century Robotics has greatly advanced. Dr. Gregory Arnfeld has developed a new technique called miniaturization. According to this technique a robot is capable of shrinking and expanding without affecting its surroundings. It can be injected into human body and there it can destroy malignant cells like those of cancer.
Gregory Arnfeld had inoperable cancer. He could not live long. He refused to be treated by chemical or radiation therapy. He firmly believed that he could be treated by the miniaturisation technique. His robot Mike, that was designed for this purpose, could perfectly handle it. His wife Tertia Arnfeld had her doubts. She wanted him to use the other techniques and he could try Mike as the last resort. He had designed Mike in such a way that it could make itself smaller or larger at will without affecting its surroundings. Arnfeld was almost proud of it. He thought his greatest feat would be being successfully treated by a minirobot. He believed it would be a glorious experiment. Of course he admitted there was some risk involved. But there is some risk in every therapy.