The Multivac series refers to the collection of short stories by Isaac Asimov that each incorporate Multivac as a key piece of the story. It includes, at least, the following stories:
Year | Title | Brief description |
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1955 | Question | Two technicians debate the question of Multivac's intelligence. |
1955 | Franchise | Multivac uses its prediction skills in a new electronic democracy. |
1956 | The Dead Past | A science team, attempting to bypass governmental bureaucracy, makes some unexpected discoveries. |
1956 | Someday | Two boys attempt to increase a computer's vocabulary, with unexpected consequences. |
1956 | The Last Question | On several Multivacs through the ages, man asks (in a variety of ways) how to revert entropy. |
1956 | Jokester | Multivac discovers something funny while investigating humor. |
1958 | All the Troubles of the World | Crime has fallen to an all-time low through the use of Multivac for crime prediction and prevention. Officials target a man with a low probability of committing murder, failing to realize Multivac referred to his son. |
1959 | Anniversary | The survivors of the wreck of a spaceship near Vesta meet on the anniversary of the crash and consult Multivac about a treasure that was onboard. |
1961 | The Machine That Won the War | Multivac was a decisive factor in the war against the Denebians, or was it? |
1961 | My Son, the Physicist | When it takes eight hours for round-trip communication to a Pluto space mission, what's the best way to spread the news? Ask a woman. |
1975 | Key Item | Multivac refuses to follow a command program because something is missing. Can the technicians discover the key item? |
1975 | The Life and Times of Multivac | Multivac has saved what is left of post-apocalyptic humanity, but has it gone too far? |
1975 | Point of View | When Multivac malfunctions, its technician needs to look at the problem from a different point of view. |
1977 | Think! | New electroencephalographic research leads to an astounding discovery. |
1977 | True Love | Multivac reveals a downside to computer dating. |
1977 | It Is Coming | When an alien threatens Earth with destruction, Josephine and Multivac try to communicate with it. |
1983 | Potential | Scientists discover a DNA pattern that indicates telepathy, but the boy who has it isn't what they expect. |
1995 | Hallucination | Multivac selects Sam to serve on a planet where many report having hallucinations. |