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Lenny

Isaac Asimov

First published January 1958
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story
Series The Positronic Robot Stories › Susan Calvin

A chance creation is made by a child on tour at the U.S Robot factory.

The copyright is 1957 by Royal Publications, Inc. though it was not first published until January 1958. Thus some sources may list this as a 1957 story.
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Date Publication Publisher Type Page
January 1958 Cover Infinity Science Fiction, January 1958 Royal Publications, Inc. MAGAZINE 54
October 1962 Cover The Expert Dreamers Doubleday Anthology 62
1963 Cover The Expert Dreamers Gollancz Anthology
March 1963 Cover The Expert Dreamers Doubleday Anthology 62
February 1964 Cover Dodici volte domani Casa Editrice La Tribuna Collection 355
August 1964 Cover The Expert Dreamers The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) Anthology 42
November 1964 Cover The Rest of the Robots Doubleday Omnibus
December 1964 Cover The Rest of the Robots Doubleday / SFBC Omnibus 111
1966 Cover The Expert Dreamers Pan Books Anthology 51
January 1966 Cover Eight Stories from The Rest of the Robots Pyramid Books Collection 114
1967 The Rest of the Robots Dennis Dobson Omnibus
January 1967 Cover Le livre des robots OPTA Collection 384
1968 Cover The Rest of the Robots Panther Collection 158
January 1968 Cover Il secondo libro dei robot De Carlo Editore Collection 187
March 1968 Cover Eight Stories from The Rest of the Robots Pyramid Books Collection 114
September 1968 Cover The Expert Dreamers Avon Anthology 62
November 1968 Eight Stories from The Rest of the Robots Pyramid Books Collection 114
1969 Cover De komst van de robots Bruna Collection 132
September 1969 Cover Eight Stories from The Rest of the Robots Pyramid Books Collection 114
1970 Cover The Rest of the Robots Panther Collection 158
1970 Cover Dodici volte domani Casa Editrice La Tribuna Collection 355
October 1971 Cover Eight Stories from The Rest of the Robots Pyramid Books Collection 114
October 1971 Cover Eight Stories from The Rest of the Robots Pyramid Books Collection 114
1973 Cover The Rest of the Robots Panther / Granada Collection 158
1973 Cover Il secondo libro dei robot De Carlo Editore Collection 163
1973 Cover The Rest of the Robots Panther / Granada Collection 158
August 1973 Cover Androids, Time Machines and Blue Giraffes Follett Publishing Company Anthology 35
1974 Cover The Rest of the Robots Panther / Granada Collection 158
February 1974 Cover Eight Stories from The Rest of the Robots Pyramid Books Collection 114
May 1974 Eight Stories from The Rest of the Robots Pyramid Books Collection 114
May 1974 Cover Eight Stories from The Rest of the Robots Pyramid Books Collection 114
June 1974 Cover Un défilé de robots J'ai Lu Collection 168
1975 Cover Science Fiction Stories Ward Lock Educational Anthology 32
1975 Cover De komst van de robots Bruna Collection 132
1975 Cover The Rest of the Robots Panther / Granada Collection 158
October 1975 Cover Eight Stories from The Rest of the Robots Pyramid Books Collection 114
1976 Cover The Rest of the Robots Panther / Granada Collection 158
1976 Cover Il secondo libro dei robot Ennio Ciscato Editore Collection 163
May 1976 Cover Un défilé de robots J'ai Lu Collection 168
November 1976 Cover Visions of Tomorrow Pocket Books Anthology 162
1978 Cover The Rest of the Robots Panther / Granada Collection 158
1978 Cover Science Fiction Stories Ward Lock Educational Anthology 32
March 1978 Cover Eight Stories from The Rest of the Robots Jove / HBJ Collection 114
December 1978 Cover Un défilé de robots J'ai Lu Collection 168
1979 Cover The Rest of the Robots Panther / Granada Collection 158
April 1980 Cover Los robots Picazo Collection 134
1981 Cover The Rest of the Robots Panther / Granada Collection 158
March 1981 Cover Il secondo libro dei robot Bompiani Collection 165
1982 Cover De komst van de robots Bruna Collection 134
April 1982 Cover The Complete Robot Doubleday Collection 301
July 1982 Cover The Complete Robot Doubleday & Company / SFBC Collection 301
September 1982 Cover Alle Roboter-Geschichten Bastei LĂĽbbe Collection |29
October 1982 The Complete Robot Granada Collection 301
1983 Cover The Robot Collection Doubleday Omnibus
August 1983 Eight Stories from The Rest of the Robots Berkley Books Collection 127
1984 Cover The Complete Robot Panther Collection 368
1984 Cover De totale robot Bruna Collection 286
1984 Cover Los robots MartĂ­nez Roca Collection |22
1984 Cover De totale robot Bruna Collection 286
1984 Cover The Complete Robot Panther Collection 368
1986 The Complete Robot Grafton Collection 368
May 1986 The Rest of the Robots Grafton Collection
1988 The Complete Robot Grafton Collection 368
March 1988 Cover Il secondo libro dei robot Bompiani Collection 165
July 1989 Cover Un défilé de robots J'ai Lu Collection 168
1990 The Complete Robot Grafton Collection 368
1990 Cover Robot Visions Guild Publishing Collection 271
April 1990 Cover Robot Visions Roc / Penguin Collection 338
June 1990 Cover Racconti brevi II: fantascienza Editoriale Del Drago Anthology 143
September 1990 Robot Visions Gollancz Collection 271
1991 Cover Sabrani roboti Polaris Beograd Collection 237
March 1991 Cover Robot Visions Roc / New American Library Collection 338
May 1991 Cover Robot Visions VGSF / Victor Gollancz Collection 271
1992 Cover Visões de robot Publicações Europa-América Collection
February 1992 Cover The Complete Stories, Volume 2 Foundation / Doubleday Collection 272
May 1992 Cover The Complete Stories, Volume 2 Doubleday Foundation / SFBC Collection 313
1993 Cover The Complete Robot HarperCollins (UK) Collection 368
1993 Robottörténetek Móra Ferenc Ifjúsági Könyvkiadó Collection 342
1993 Cuentos completos II Ediciones B Collection 317
September 1993 Cover Robot Visions VGSF / Gollancz Collection |26
September 1993 Cover Alle Roboter-Geschichten Bastei LĂĽbbe Collection 346
January 1994 Cover The Complete Stories, Volume 2 HarperCollins (UK) Collection 272
January 1994 Cover The Rest of the Robots HarperCollins (UK) Collection
1995 Cover The Complete Robot Voyager Collection 368
1995 Cover Povestiri cu roboți Editura Teora Collection 132
1996 Cover Visões de Robô Record Collection
May 1996 Cover Un défilé de robots J'ai Lu Collection 168
February 1997 Cover Robot Visions Vista Collection |26
November 2000 The Complete Robot Doubleday / SFBC Collection 301
March 2001 Cover Un défilé de robots J'ai Lu Collection 168
April 2001 Cover Robot Visions Gollancz Collection |26
2002 Cover Visões de Robô Record Collection
July 2004 Cover Robot Visions Roc / New American Library Collection 338
October 2004 Cover Il secondo libro dei robot Mondadori Collection 156
May 2010 Cover Un défilé de robots J'ai Lu Collection 168
September 2015 Cover Robot Visions Recorded Books Collection |271
May 2018 Cover The Rest of the Robots HarperVoyager / HarperCollinsPublishers Collection 147
May 2018 Cover The Complete Robot HarperVoyager Collection 322
December 2019 Cover Un défilé de robots J'ai Lu Collection 171
June 2024 Cover The Martian Way: And Other Stories Harper Voyager (UK) Collection |272
November 2024 Cover The Martian Way: And Other Stories Harper Voyager (UK) Collection 363
8888 The Complete Stories, Volume 2 Foundation / Doubleday Collection 313