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Title: Birth of a Notion Title Record # 56466
Author: Isaac Asimov
Date: 1976-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1977Translated by Gunnar Gällmo
Swedish
En idés födelse?En ides foedelse
1977Translated by Beata Della Frattina
Italian Nascita di una nozione
1978Translated by Constance Ann van der Kuip
Dutch Geboorte van een idee
1978Translated by Mireia Bofill
Spanish Nace una idea
1978Translated by Marie Renault
French La naissance d'une notion
1978Translated by Elisabeth Simon
German Geburt eines Begriffs

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Amazing Science Fiction, June 1976 1976-06-00 ed. Ted White Ultimate Publishing Co., Inc.  
$1.00?$: US dollar
132
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag Stephen E. Fabian Checkmark
The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories 1976-08-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday 0-385-12198-9
$6.95?$: US dollar
211
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Peter Rauch  
The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories 1976-09-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday & Company / SFBC 2929
$1.98?$: US dollar
211
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Peter Rauch Checkmark
Främling i paradiset?Fraemling i paradiset
1977-00-00 Isaac Asimov Plus 91-7406-061-9   316
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories 1977-01-00 Isaac Asimov Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4)) 0-575-02240-X
£3.50?£: UK pound
211
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Urania #738 1977-12-18 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Mondadori 738
Lit 700?Lit: Italian lira
152
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag Karel Thole  
The Bicentennial Man 1978-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther / Granada 0-586-04725-5
£0.85?£: UK pound
253
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Chris Foss  
The Bicentennial Man 1978-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther / Granada 0-586-04725-5
£0.85?£: UK pound
254
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Chris Foss Checkmark
Vreemdeling in het paradijs 1978-00-00 Isaac Asimov Bruna (Bruna SF #96) 90-229-9096-6   256
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Karel Thole Checkmark
El hombre del bicentenario 1978-00-00 Isaac Asimov Martínez Roca (Super Ficción (1ª época) #35) 84-270-0465-6   285
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Salinas Blanch  
L'homme bicentenaire 1978-03-06 Isaac Asimov
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#255)
    284
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll
Stéphane Dumont?Stephane Dumont
 
The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories 1978-06-00 Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest 0-449-23573-4
$1.75?$: US dollar
222
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
L'homme bicentenaire 1978-10-12 Isaac Asimov
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#255)
    284
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll
Stéphane Dumont?Stephane Dumont
Checkmark
Der Zweihundertjährige 1978-12-00 Isaac Asimov Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3621) 3-453-30531-0
DM 4.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
252
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Paul Lehr Checkmark
The Bicentennial Man 1979-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther / Granada 0-586-04725-5
£0.85?£: UK pound
253
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Chris Foss Checkmark
The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories 1979-00-00 Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest 0-449-24110-6
$1.95?$: US dollar
222
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
The Bicentennial Man 1981-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther / Granada 0-586-04725-5
£1.50?£: UK pound
253
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Chris Foss  
Meine Freunde, die Roboter 1982-06-00 Isaac Asimov Heyne (Bibliothek der Science Fiction Literatur #20) 3-453-30853-0
DM 9.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
798
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
omni Les Edwards Checkmark
The Bicentennial Man 1985-00-00 Isaac Asimov Grafton 0-586-04725-5
£1.95?£: UK pound
253
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Chris Foss  
The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories 1985-02-00 Isaac Asimov Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-32071-9
$2.95?$: US dollar
222
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Don Dixon  
The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories 1985-02-00 Isaac Asimov Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-32071-9
C$3.50?C$: Canadian dollar
222
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Don Dixon  
L'homme bicentenaire 1986-04-16 Isaac Asimov
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#255)
2-207-30255-5   284
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll
Stéphane Dumont?Stephane Dumont
 
The Bicentennial Man 1987-00-00 Isaac Asimov Grafton 0-586-04725-5
£2.50?£: UK pound
253
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Chris Foss Checkmark
The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories 1988-02-00 Isaac Asimov Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-32071-9
$3.50?$: US dollar
222
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Don Dixon Checkmark
Antologia del Bicentenario 1989-05-00 Isaac Asimov Mondadori (Oscar #2129) 88-04-32079-6
Lit 8,500?Lit: Italian lira
296
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Karel Thole  
The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories 1990-05-04 Isaac Asimov VGSF / Gollancz (VGSF Classics #43) 0-575-04712-7
£3.50?£: UK pound
211
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Stanislaw Fernandes  
Meine Freunde, die Roboter 1997-00-00 Isaac Asimov Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #8101) 3-453-12766-8    
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Thomas Thiemeyer Checkmark
The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories 2000-02-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday / SFBC 0-7394-0816-X / 01639
$10.98?$: US dollar
211
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Bruce Jensen  
The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories 2000-03-09 Isaac Asimov Millennium / Victor Gollancz 1-85798-932-5
£5.99?£: UK pound
211
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
Meine Freunde, die Roboter 2002-08-00 Isaac Asimov Heyne (Meisterwerke der Science Fiction) 3-453-21531-1   745
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
omni  
Der Zweihundertjährige 2014-11-27 Isaac Asimov Heyne 978-3-641-13211-8
€7.99?€: Euro
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll
Nele Schütz?Nele Schuetz
 
Der Zweihundertjährige 2016-03-08 Isaac Asimov Heyne 978-3-453-52796-6
€8.99?€: Euro
288
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll
Nele Schütz?Nele Schuetz
 
The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories date unknown Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest 0-449-23573-4
$1.75?$: US dollar
222
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories date unknown Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest 0-449-24110-6
$1.95?$: US dollar
222
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
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