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The Tyrannosaurus Prescription and 100 Other Essays

This book presents a compilation of more than one hundred essays, with the title essay employing a humorous combination of Tyrannosaurus, the mighty dinosaur species, and the concept of a prescription. The collection appears to embrace a tone of literary playfulness, using unexpected pairings of serious subjects with whimsical treatment. From the title alone, the work suggests an approach that finds humor in the collision of academic orscientific elements with everyday concepts, likely inviting readers to consider familiar topics from unconventional angles. The structure implies each essay may carry its own distinctive title, inviting curiosity about the various subjects explored throughout the collection. more

Author

Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov, born on January 2, 1920 in Poland and died on April 6, 1992 in the United States, was a renowned American science fiction author, science writer, and literary critic, known as the 'Father of Science Fiction'. His works covered a wide range of science fiction themes, including robots, space exploration, and time travel, and had a profound impact on science fiction literature and the popularization of science. more

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“To be born in imbecility, in the midst of pain and crisis; to be the plaything of ignorance, error, need, sickness, wickedness, and passions; to return step by step to imbecility, from the time of lisping to that of doting; to live among knaves and charlatans of all kinds; to die between one man who takes your pulse and another who troubles your head; never to know where you come from, why you come and where you are going! That is what is called the most important gift of our parents and nature. Life.”

“Human beings never think for themselves. For the most part, members of our species simply repeat what they are told - and become upset if they are exposed to any different view. The characteristic human trait is not awareness but conformity. We are stubborn, self-destructive conformists. Any other view of our species is just a self-congratulatory delusion.”